Super League: Two teams who have done well so far. Let's get ready for Red Arrows - Forest Rangers with this comprehensive preview!
- Red Arrows have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Arrows nor Forest Rangers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
The season is still full of potential for Arrows as they can still win the whole Super League. Forest are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Red Arrows form and stats
Red Arrows, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Super League, have performed here at Nkoloma Stadium this season with 8 wins from 14 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. The Arrows fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Nkoloma Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Red Arrows has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Arrows are confident in defense, having played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Red Arrows in their previous game, a Super League match away at NAPSA Stars (placed 15th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Ahead of that match, Arrows won a home game hosting Buildcon (1-0).Arrows are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. Defensively Arrows have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Forest Rangers form and stats
4-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Forest Rangers in their Super League matches away.
Forest delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Prison Leopards (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Super League game.
A 1-1 draw at Kitwe United's stadium before that.Forest find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Forest have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Forest Rangers - Red Arrows 2-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Arrows won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Forest Rangers has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveRed Arrows missing players
Forest Rangers missing players
| Red Arrows | Forest Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 29 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 86% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 63% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 34% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 43% |
| 48% | 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 31% | 21% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 37% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 52% | 46% |
- Red Arrows have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Red Arrows have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Super League
- Red Arrows have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
- Red Arrows have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Super League
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 55 |
| 2 | Zanaco | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Kabwe Warriors | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 44 |
| 4 | Forest Rangers | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 43 |
| 5 | Red Arrows | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Buildcon | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Lusaka Dynamos | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Young Green Eagles | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 39 |
| 9 | Green Buffaloes | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 10 | Power Dynamos | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Nkwazi | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Green Eagles | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 13 | Indeni | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -1 | 36 |
| 14 | Prison Leopards | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | NAPSA Stars | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Lumwana Radiants | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -15 | 29 |
| 17 | Nkana | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 27 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 13 |