Match preview Super League: Nkwazi - Kabwe YSA

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Competition: Zambia Super League
Date: Fri 03.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Super League, Nkwazi holding 16th place and Kabwe YSA lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Nkwazi form and stats

Nkwazi's results here in the Super League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. Nkwazi have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Stress levels are on the rise for Nkwazi's attacking players as they have now played 944 minutes without scoring in a league game.

In their previous game, led his Nkwazi to a defeat in the Super League match away at Nkana. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Green Eagles the opponent.

Nkwazi have scored 3 goals here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. 6 goals have been conceded.

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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 7 away games in the Super League. Kabwe YSA, who have the most conceded goals (33) in Super League, only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Godfrey Chitalu Stadium. Kabwe YSA suffered a 1-6 loss to Green Eagles (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, the Kabwe YSA manager faced defeat when travelling to ZESCO United and losing 0-3.

Kabwe YSA lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one.

Goals are few and far between in Kabwe YSA's away league games. Only 1 goal from 7 travels. For Kabwe YSA, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Nkwazi 0 wins, 3 draws and Kabwe YSA 0 victories. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.

Nkwazi missing players

Kabwe YSA missing players

Nkwazi Kabwe YSA
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 7 15
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 2
7 3 1 Drew D 0 1 3
6 2 0 Lost L 2 6 10
4 3 3 Scored S 0 1 12
12 6 2 Conceded C 3 16 33
57% 50% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
29% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 93%
14% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 60%
7% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
7% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
14% 17% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 47%
43% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
86% 83% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 86% 47%
 
3.7 4 0 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4.5 4.9
4.1 4.8 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 5 4.8
2 2.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 1.4
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
80 46 0 Total Shots T S 7 22 104
17 8 0 Shots on Target S O 2 3 32
6% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 28%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Kabwe YSA has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
  • Kabwe YSA has the fewest points (1) away
  • Kabwe YSA has the most conceded goals (33)
  • Kabwe YSA has the most conceded goals in the second half (15)
  • Kabwe YSA has the the worst goal difference (-15) away
  • Kabwe YSA has the the worst goal difference (-21)
  • 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 scored more than double the goals of Nkwazi.
  • Kabwe YSA have yet to win a game away.
  • Kabwe YSA haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nkwazi has the fewest scored goals (3) at home
  • Nkwazi has the fewest scored goals (4)
  • Nkwazi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nkwazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nkwazi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kabwe YSA have scored 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 12 10 1 1 25 7 7 6 1 0 15 4 5 4 0 1 10 3 18 31
2 NAPSA Stars 15 9 4 2 21 10 7 4 3 0 10 4 8 5 1 2 11 6 11 31
3 Green Eagles 15 7 6 2 21 11 7 4 3 0 11 5 8 3 3 2 10 6 10 27
4 Nkana 14 8 3 3 17 10 8 5 2 1 11 4 6 3 1 2 6 6 7 27
5 Forest Rangers 15 7 5 3 16 9 9 4 4 1 10 6 6 3 1 2 6 3 7 26
6 Red Arrows 15 7 5 3 16 13 7 5 0 2 9 6 8 2 5 1 7 7 3 26
7 Power Dynamos 14 7 2 5 16 10 7 4 2 1 9 2 7 3 0 4 7 8 6 23
8 Green Buffaloes 15 7 2 6 13 14 7 5 0 2 9 6 8 2 2 4 4 8 -1 23
9 Kabwe Warriors 14 6 3 5 17 18 7 3 1 3 11 12 7 3 2 2 6 6 -1 21
10 Buildcon 14 5 5 4 15 15 6 2 2 2 5 5 8 3 3 2 10 10 0 20
11 Lusaka Dynamos 15 4 4 7 16 19 7 4 1 2 9 3 8 0 3 5 7 16 -3 16
12 Lumwana Radiants 15 4 2 9 12 14 8 2 1 5 5 7 7 2 1 4 7 7 -2 14
13 Nakambala Leopards 14 4 2 8 11 17 8 2 2 4 5 9 6 2 0 4 6 8 -6 14
14 Zanaco 11 3 4 4 12 13 5 3 1 1 6 4 6 0 3 3 6 9 -1 13
15 Kansanshi Dynamos 14 3 4 7 11 15 7 2 3 2 5 5 7 1 1 5 6 10 -4 13
16 Nkwazi 14 1 7 6 4 12 6 1 3 2 3 6 8 0 4 4 1 6 -8 10
17 Kabwe YSA 15 2 3 10 12 33 8 2 2 4 11 17 7 0 1 6 1 16 -21 9
18 Mufulira Wanderers 15 2 2 11 9 24 7 1 1 5 4 11 8 1 1 6 5 13 -15 8