Struggling Nakambala Leopards will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Zanaco in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Nakambala Leopards form and stats
With 2 Super League wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Nakambala Leopards are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
In their previous game, led his Nakambala to a defeat in the Super League match away at Kabwe Warriors. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Nakambala Stadium. Before that, Nakambala Leopards drew at home versus Kabwe YSA.
Nakambala are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Nkana awaits in two days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nakambala here at Nakambala Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 13 games). 17 goals have been conceded.
Zanaco form and stats
There's been little loot from Zanaco's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Super League. Zanaco only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Zanaco goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 186 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Zanaco play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Green Eagles (placed 4th). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Nkwazi.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zanaco are hosting Lumwana Radiants in the Super League only three days away.
The attacking power of Zanaco when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Zanaco in these games.
Head 2 Head
Zanaco - Nakambala 5-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nakambala won one, Zanaco won seven and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Nakambala Leopards missing players
Zanaco missing players
| Nakambala Leopards | Zanaco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 36 |
| 36 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 92% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 88% |
| 67% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 72% |
| 29% | 23% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 44% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 16% |
| 33% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 40% |
| 25% | 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 50% | 46% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 28% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 164 | 98 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 81 | 195 |
| 49 | 30 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 21 | 73 |
| 24% | 23% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 37% |
- Nakambala Leopards has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Nakambala Leopards has the most conceded goals in the first half (15)
- Nakambala Leopards have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zanaco have scored more than double the goals of Nakambala Leopards.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | NAPSA Stars | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Nkana | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | Forest Rangers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Green Eagles | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 44 |
| 5 | ZESCO United | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 7 | Lusaka Dynamos | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Power Dynamos | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 9 | Kabwe Warriors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 38 |
| 10 | Red Arrows | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 38 |
| 11 | Green Buffaloes | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Lumwana Radiants | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Buildcon | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Nkwazi | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Nakambala Leopards | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 17 |
| 17 | Mufulira Wanderers | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -24 | 14 |
| 18 | Kabwe YSA | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -32 | 14 |