Nkwazi vs Kabwe Warriors: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Zambia Super League
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)

Nkwazi hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 14th position in the Super League table. Visiting Kabwe Warriors holds 8th place with 27 pts.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Nkwazi form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for Nkwazi at their home stadium is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.

The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Forest Rangers (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Super League game ended 2-2. Before that, Nkwazi had a home game versus ZESCO United which ended with a victory 1-0.

Nkwazi have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Nkwazi have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kabwe Warriors form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Kabwe Warriors are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Godfrey Chitalu Stadium. Kabwe Warriors suffered a 0-1 loss to Green Eagles (placed 1st). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Zanaco.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting ZESCO United in just four days.

The attacking power of Kabwe Warriors when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Kabwe Warriors - Nkwazi 1-0. Nkwazi-Kabwe Warriors H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nkwazi 2 wins, Kabwe Warriors 2 wins, 6 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Nkwazi missing players

Kabwe Warriors missing players

Nkwazi Kabwe Warriors
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 8 17
3 3 0 Won W 2 4 8
9 3 2 Drew D 1 2 3
6 2 0 Lost L 0 2 6
10 6 0 Scored S 4 7 19
15 6 0 Conceded C 2 6 19
67% 62% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
39% 38% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 38% 47%
17% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 12% 35%
11% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 29%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
22% 12% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 41%
44% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 35%
67% 62% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 24%
 
4.4 4.3 2.5 Corners For (avg) C F 2 2.4 2.8
4.5 5.5 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 4.6 3.9
2 2.8 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.6 1.5
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
125 68 21 Total Shots T S 15 28 99
40 20 2 Shots on Target S O 6 9 36
18% 15% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 42%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Kabwe Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nkwazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 18 10 6 2 25 11 8 5 3 0 13 5 10 5 3 2 12 6 14 36
2 NAPSA Stars 18 10 5 3 27 13 10 5 4 1 16 7 8 5 1 2 11 6 14 35
3 Nkana 18 10 4 4 22 14 9 6 2 1 12 4 9 4 2 3 10 10 8 34
4 ZESCO United 15 10 1 4 25 12 8 6 1 1 15 5 7 4 0 3 10 7 13 31
5 Forest Rangers 18 8 6 4 19 12 11 4 5 2 12 9 7 4 1 2 7 3 7 30
6 Red Arrows 17 8 5 4 18 15 8 5 0 3 9 7 9 3 5 1 9 8 3 29
7 Power Dynamos 17 8 4 5 18 10 9 5 3 1 11 2 8 3 1 4 7 8 8 28
8 Kabwe Warriors 17 8 3 6 19 19 9 4 1 4 12 13 8 4 2 2 7 6 0 27
9 Green Buffaloes 18 7 5 6 17 18 9 5 2 2 11 8 9 2 3 4 6 10 -1 26
10 Lusaka Dynamos 18 7 4 7 22 20 8 5 1 2 12 4 10 2 3 5 10 16 2 25
11 Buildcon 17 6 6 5 18 18 8 3 3 2 8 6 9 3 3 3 10 12 0 24
12 Lumwana Radiants 18 6 2 10 14 15 10 3 1 6 6 8 8 3 1 4 8 7 -1 20
13 Zanaco 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 5 1 1 11 5 8 0 3 5 7 13 0 19
14 Nkwazi 18 3 9 6 10 15 8 3 3 2 6 6 10 0 6 4 4 9 -5 18
15 Kansanshi Dynamos 17 4 5 8 12 16 8 3 3 2 6 5 9 1 2 6 6 11 -4 17
16 Nakambala Leopards 17 4 2 11 12 22 10 2 2 6 6 13 7 2 0 5 6 9 -10 14
17 Kabwe YSA 18 2 3 13 12 38 8 2 2 4 11 17 10 0 1 9 1 21 -26 9
18 Mufulira Wanderers 18 2 2 14 9 31 8 1 1 6 4 12 10 1 1 8 5 19 -22 8