NAPSA Stars perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Forest Rangers can look both up and down from their 8th position.
It's no vacation for neither NAPSA Stars nor Forest Rangers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
NAPSA Stars form and stats
NAPSA Stars have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Super League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. NAPSA Stars have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Happy days for NAPSA Stars in their previous game, a Super League match away at Buildcon (placed 9th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Nkwazi and winning 1-0.
NAPSA Stars aren't scoring a lot here at Eagles Ground in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. NAPSA Stars have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Forest Rangers form and stats
It's not happening yet for Forest Rangers on their Super League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? It's a growing despair in Forest Rangers as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Forest Rangers are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Super League home defeat versus Power Dynamos with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Forest Rangers manager faced defeat when travelling to Lumwana Radiants and losing 0-1.
Goals are few and far between in Forest Rangers's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. 3 goals have been conceded by Forest Rangers in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): NAPSA Stars 5 wins, 1 draw and Forest Rangers 4 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.NAPSA Stars missing players
Forest Rangers missing players
| NAPSA Stars | Forest Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 88% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 44% |
| 6.8 | 7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Forest Rangers have failed to score a single goal away.
- Forest Rangers have lost all their away matches so far.
- Forest Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Forest Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- NAPSA Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
- NAPSA Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ZESCO United | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Red Arrows | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | NAPSA Stars | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Nkana | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Green Buffaloes | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 6 | Green Eagles | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Forest Rangers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Buildcon | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Zanaco | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Lumwana Radiants | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Nkwazi | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Lusaka Dynamos | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Kabwe Warriors | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Nakambala Leopards | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Power Dynamos | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Kabwe YSA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Mufulira Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 4 |