A key match in Super League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Nkana in 3rd position and Forest Rangers placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nkana form and stats
Nkana have performed here at Nkana Stadium this season with 7 wins from 10 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. After failing to beat Green Eagles here at Nkana Stadium, Nkana has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The home team returns to Nkana Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Lusaka Dynamos (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Super League game ended 1-1. Before that, Nkana played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Mufulira Wanderers.
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 Nkana have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost one.
The Nkana fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Nkana have only let in 4 goals at home.
Forest Rangers form and stats
Forest Rangers have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 6-1-2 from 9 games. Forest Rangers has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against NAPSA Stars.
Forest Rangers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Nakambala Leopards (placed 16th). That result followed a home victory 4-3 versus Buildcon.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Forest Rangers in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Forest Rangers, two draws and zero defeats.
Forest Rangers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Forest Rangers are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Forest Rangers - Nkana 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Nkana, one draw and two wins for Forest Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Nkana missing players
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| Nkana | Forest Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 90% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 90% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 48% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 19% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 38% |
| 62% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 56% | 43% |
| 19% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.7 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 173 | 92 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 70 | 151 |
| 54 | 30 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 28 | 52 |
| 37% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 39% | 46% |
- Forest Rangers has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Forest Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Nkana has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Nkana has the most dropped points from leading position (9)
- Nkana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nkana have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Green Eagles | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Forest Rangers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Nkana | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | ZESCO United | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | NAPSA Stars | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Red Arrows | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Power Dynamos | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Kabwe Warriors | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Lusaka Dynamos | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Green Buffaloes | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Zanaco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 12 | Buildcon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Lumwana Radiants | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Nkwazi | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Nakambala Leopards | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 16 |
| 17 | Kabwe YSA | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 25 | -30 | 12 |
| 18 | Mufulira Wanderers | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -24 | 10 |