Super League duel: Close contest expected between NAPSA Stars and Power Dynamos

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Competition: Zambia Super League
Competition: Tue 30.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vodafone Stadium (10000 seats)

Struggling NAPSA Stars will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Power Dynamos in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • NAPSA Stars have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Super League
  • Power Dynamos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Super League

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.

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NAPSA Stars form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for NAPSA Stars at their home stadium (Vodafone Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

NAPSA's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Power Dynamos (placed 3rd). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Buildcon in a game that was won 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how NAPSA have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won three, drawn seven and lost four.

NAPSA has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. NAPSA are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vodafone Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.

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Power Dynamos form and stats

As the visiting team in Super League matches, Power Dynamos have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far.

Dynamos have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 270 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.

Dynamos play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting NAPSA Stars (placed 13th). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Prison Leopards.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Power Dynamos in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Power Dynamos, four draws and five defeats.

Dynamos have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was NAPSA - Power Dynamos 0-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (NAPSA wins - draws - Power Dynamos wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

NAPSA Stars missing players

Power Dynamos missing players

NAPSA Stars Power Dynamos
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 11 4 Played P 2 11 22
5 5 2 Won W 1 4 9
9 4 2 Drew D 1 3 7
6 2 0 Lost L 0 4 6
20 12 6 Scored S 3 12 22
24 10 4 Conceded C 0 8 15
90% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 73% 82%
70% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 45%
40% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 32%
20% 9% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 36%
25% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 100% 55% 50%
25% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 2
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.5 7.4 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8 5 7.5
2.1 2.1 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2 2.5
49% 52% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 55% 38%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • NAPSA Stars have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Super League
  • Power Dynamos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Power Dynamos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Super League

  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 20 12 4 4 29 15 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 5 3 2 11 7 14 40
2 Zanaco 20 10 6 4 35 18 9 7 2 0 25 7 11 3 4 4 10 11 17 36
3 Power Dynamos 22 9 7 6 22 15 11 5 4 2 10 7 11 4 3 4 12 8 7 34
4 Lusaka Dynamos 21 8 9 4 23 17 11 6 4 1 17 9 10 2 5 3 6 8 6 33
5 Forest Rangers 20 8 8 4 24 17 10 5 4 1 13 7 10 3 4 3 11 10 7 32
6 Buildcon 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 6 2 2 15 9 11 3 2 6 11 15 2 31
7 Kabwe Warriors 21 8 7 6 24 22 10 3 3 4 9 10 11 5 4 2 15 12 2 31
8 Prison Leopards 21 8 5 8 22 17 11 6 3 2 14 8 10 2 2 6 8 9 5 29
9 Red Arrows 21 8 5 8 20 19 11 5 4 2 12 6 10 3 1 6 8 13 1 29
10 Green Eagles 21 6 10 5 20 20 11 4 6 1 11 8 10 2 4 4 9 12 0 28
11 Nkwazi 21 6 9 6 13 16 11 3 4 4 5 9 10 3 5 2 8 7 -3 27
12 Indeni 21 5 10 6 21 22 11 4 4 3 10 9 10 1 6 3 11 13 -1 25
13 NAPSA Stars 20 5 9 6 20 24 11 5 4 2 12 10 9 0 5 4 8 14 -4 24
14 Green Buffaloes 21 4 10 7 21 21 10 3 5 2 15 8 11 1 5 5 6 13 0 22
15 Young Green Eagles 21 4 10 7 13 25 10 4 4 2 9 8 11 0 6 5 4 17 -12 22
16 Nkana 17 6 2 9 17 26 9 4 2 3 13 10 8 2 0 6 4 16 -9 20
17 Lumwana Radiants 20 3 9 8 12 23 9 2 4 3 7 9 11 1 5 5 5 14 -11 18
18 Kitwe United 21 0 8 13 6 27 10 0 6 4 2 9 11 0 2 9 4 18 -21 8