It's early days in the Super League and both Zanaco and Nkwazi are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
It's no vacation for neither Zanaco nor Nkwazi 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.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Zanaco form and stats
The hosts won their first Super League game here at Sunset Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Zanaco last season were 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss from 14 games.
Ahead of that match, Zanaco won a home game hosting Indeni (2-0).
Zanaco has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Nkwazi form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Super League away game of the season. During their previous season 14 away games resulted in 2 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Nkwazi in their previous game, as they lost their Super League-match, hosting Kabwe Warriors, 1-2. A 1-1 draw at Lumwana Radiants's stadium before that.
1 goal so far away for Nkwazi, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Zanaco won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Nkwazi has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveZanaco missing players
Nkwazi missing players
| Zanaco | Nkwazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 40% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Zanaco | Last season | Nkwazi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 12 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 26 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 85% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 70% | ||
| 70% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 41% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 7% | 15% | ||
| 19% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 15% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 41% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 26% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 48% | ||
| 30% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 56% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 207 | 126 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 202 | ||
| 74 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 73 | ||
| 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 19% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Green Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Prison Leopards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Power Dynamos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Red Arrows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kabwe Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | NAPSA Stars | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Buildcon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Lumwana Radiants | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Lusaka Dynamos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Green Buffaloes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Nkwazi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Young Green Eagles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | ZESCO United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Indeni | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Nkana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 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 |