Football tips: Nkana vs Kabwe YSA - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Zambia Super League
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nkana Stadium (10000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Nkana form and stats

Nkana are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Nkana Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Nkana after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Nkana goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 206 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.

Happy days for Nkana in their previous game, a Super League match away at NAPSA Stars (placed 2nd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Nkana had a home game versus Nkwazi which ended with a victory 1-0.

Nkana are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. As for guarding their own goal, Nkana have only let in 4 goals at home.

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Kabwe YSA form and stats

There's been little loot from Kabwe YSA's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the Super League. Kabwe YSA, who have the most conceded goals (35) in Super League, only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Kabwe YSA have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Nchanga Rangers game. Three has not been a lucky number for Kabwe YSA as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Kansanshi Dynamos match.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Kabwe YSA, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Nkwazi (placed 16th). Preceding that, the 1-6 home loss versus Green Eagles.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Kabwe YSA's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 8 matches. Kabwe YSA have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Nkana, 2 draws and 0 wins for Kabwe YSA. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.

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Nkana Kabwe YSA
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 3 8 16
9 5 1 Won W 0 0 2
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 3
3 1 1 Lost L 2 7 11
18 11 4 Scored S 1 1 12
10 4 4 Conceded C 7 18 35
93% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
47% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
27% 25% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 56%
13% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 19%
7% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
20% 25% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 12% 44%
67% 75% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
20% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 88% 50%
 
5 6.5 5.3 Corners For (avg) C F 7.5 5 5.1
2.6 3.3 3.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5.4 5
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
110 68 30 Total Shots T S 15 26 108
39 21 12 Shots on Target S O 1 3 32
31% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 28%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Kabwe YSA has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
  • Kabwe YSA has the fewest points (1) away
  • Kabwe YSA has the most conceded goals (18) away
  • Kabwe YSA has the most conceded goals (35)
  • Kabwe YSA has the most conceded goals in the second half (17)
  • Kabwe YSA has the the worst goal difference (-17) away
  • Kabwe YSA has the the worst goal difference (-23)
  • Kabwe YSA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Kabwe YSA have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kabwe YSA have yet to win a game away.
  • Kabwe YSA haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nkana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nkana have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kabwe YSA have scored away.
  • 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 ZESCO United 13 10 1 2 25 8 8 6 1 1 15 5 5 4 0 1 10 3 17 31
2 NAPSA Stars 16 9 4 3 21 11 8 4 3 1 10 5 8 5 1 2 11 6 10 31
3 Green Eagles 16 8 6 2 23 11 8 5 3 0 13 5 8 3 3 2 10 6 12 30
4 Nkana 15 9 3 3 18 10 8 5 2 1 11 4 7 4 1 2 7 6 8 30
5 Forest Rangers 16 8 5 3 17 9 9 4 4 1 10 6 7 4 1 2 7 3 8 29
6 Kabwe Warriors 16 8 3 5 19 18 8 4 1 3 12 12 8 4 2 2 7 6 1 27
7 Red Arrows 16 7 5 4 16 14 8 5 0 3 9 7 8 2 5 1 7 7 2 26
8 Power Dynamos 15 7 3 5 16 10 7 4 2 1 9 2 8 3 1 4 7 8 6 24
9 Green Buffaloes 16 7 3 6 13 14 8 5 1 2 9 6 8 2 2 4 4 8 -1 24
10 Buildcon 15 5 5 5 15 17 6 2 2 2 5 5 9 3 3 3 10 12 -2 20
11 Lusaka Dynamos 16 5 4 7 19 20 8 5 1 2 12 4 8 0 3 5 7 16 -1 19
12 Lumwana Radiants 16 5 2 9 13 14 8 2 1 5 5 7 8 3 1 4 8 7 -1 17
13 Kansanshi Dynamos 15 4 4 7 12 15 8 3 3 2 6 5 7 1 1 5 6 10 -3 16
14 Nakambala Leopards 15 4 2 9 11 18 8 2 2 4 5 9 7 2 0 5 6 9 -7 14
15 Zanaco 13 3 4 6 13 17 5 3 1 1 6 4 8 0 3 5 7 13 -4 13
16 Nkwazi 15 2 7 6 6 12 7 2 3 2 5 6 8 0 4 4 1 6 -6 13
17 Kabwe YSA 16 2 3 11 12 35 8 2 2 4 11 17 8 0 1 7 1 18 -23 9
18 Mufulira Wanderers 16 2 2 12 9 25 8 1 1 6 4 12 8 1 1 6 5 13 -16 8