The Nkwazi manager attacks this game with the team placed 15th so far. In the visitors dressing room Green Buffaloes are in 6th place before this match.
The visiting Green Buffaloes played their last game only three days ago, a Super League match.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Nkwazi form and stats
Nkwazi's first Super League home game here at Edwin Imboela Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats from 13 matches.
An away draw last time out for Nkwazi, facing Zanaco in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Kabwe Warriors (1-2).
Nkwazi has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Green Buffaloes form and stats
One match played away so far in the Super League for Green Buffaloes and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses from 14 games.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 5-0 against Nkana in their previous game. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Green Eagles.
As mentioned above, Buffaloes was the only team on the pitch versus Nkana in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Green Buffaloes have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Nkwazi-Green Buffaloes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nkwazi one win, Green Buffaloes six wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Nkwazi missing players
Green Buffaloes missing players
| Nkwazi | Green Buffaloes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 16 | 50 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
- Green Buffaloes has the most scored goals (6) in Super League
- Green Buffaloes has the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Super League
- Green Buffaloes has the the best goal difference (+5) in Super League
- Nkwazi has the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Super League
| Nkwazi | Last season | Green Buffaloes | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 70% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 89% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 59% | ||
| 15% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 37% | ||
| 7% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 19% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 26% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 41% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 37% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 202 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 176 | ||
| 73 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 62 | ||
| 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Buildcon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Forest Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Prison Leopards | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Red Arrows | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Green Eagles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Green Buffaloes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Zanaco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | ZESCO United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Power Dynamos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nkana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 11 | Lusaka Dynamos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kabwe Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Young Green Eagles | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | NAPSA Stars | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Nkwazi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Lumwana Radiants | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Indeni | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nkana | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | Forest Rangers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 49 |
| 3 | Green Eagles | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 48 |
| 4 | NAPSA Stars | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | ZESCO United | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | Power Dynamos | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 8 | Kabwe Warriors | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Lusaka Dynamos | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | Red Arrows | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -2 | 40 |
| 11 | Green Buffaloes | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Nkwazi | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Buildcon | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Lumwana Radiants | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Mufulira Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -22 | 17 |
| 17 | Nakambala Leopards | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -30 | 17 |
| 18 | Kabwe YSA | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 29 | -38 | 14 |