After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Lumwana Radiants and ZESCO United in this fresh Super League season. Read our match preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lumwana Radiants form and stats
The first Super League game here resulted in a draw. Last season Lumwana Radiants's home game statistics were 3 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 14 games.
Radiants drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nkana (placed 17th). In the match before that, Lumwana Radiants hosted Nkwazi and drew the game 1-1.
Lumwana Radiants has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
ZESCO United form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Super League away game of the season. During their previous season 14 away games resulted in 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
ZESCO might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Forest Rangers proved too strong as ZESCO United slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus NAPSA Stars that ended 1-1.
1 goal so far away for ZESCO United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Radiants won one game, three matches ended with a draw and ZESCO United has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / fiveLumwana Radiants missing players
ZESCO United missing players
| Lumwana Radiants | ZESCO United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| Lumwana Radiants | Last season | ZESCO United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 89% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 89% | ||
| 41% | 29% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 70% | ||
| 22% | 7% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 44% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 15% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 30% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 37% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 37% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 131 | 242 | ||
| 27 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 74 | ||
| 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Green Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Prison Leopards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Power Dynamos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Red Arrows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kabwe Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | NAPSA Stars | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Buildcon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Lumwana Radiants | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Lusaka Dynamos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Green Buffaloes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Nkwazi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Young Green Eagles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | ZESCO United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Indeni | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Nkana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nkana | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | Forest Rangers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 49 |
| 3 | Green Eagles | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 48 |
| 4 | NAPSA Stars | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | ZESCO United | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | Power Dynamos | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 8 | Kabwe Warriors | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Lusaka Dynamos | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | Red Arrows | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -2 | 40 |
| 11 | Green Buffaloes | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Nkwazi | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Buildcon | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Lumwana Radiants | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Mufulira Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -22 | 17 |
| 17 | Nakambala Leopards | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -30 | 17 |
| 18 | Kabwe YSA | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 29 | -38 | 14 |