ZESCO United and Forest Rangers are both riding high in the Super League with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
ZESCO United form and stats
6-1-0 is the performance here so far in the Super League, giving ZESCO United a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!
ZESCO United drew their last game, also a home match. Zamalek was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that, ZESCO United had a Super League home game versus Kabwe YSA which ended with a victory 3-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for ZESCO United as they are travelling to their away game against Nkwazi in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
The ZESCO United manager G. Lwandamina has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. ZESCO United have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Forest Rangers form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Super League. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Forest Rangers are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Forest Rangers delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Red Arrows (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Super League game. Prior to that result Forest Rangers won their away game at Lusaka Dynamos. The scoreline was 1-0.
Forest Rangers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Forest Rangers's manager has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for ZESCO United, 1 draw and 4 wins for Forest Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.ZESCO United missing players
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| ZESCO United | Forest Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 92% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 87% |
| 75% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 58% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 17% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | 51 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 47 | 94 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 48% | 55% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 43% |
- Forest Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- ZESCO United has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- ZESCO United has the most points (19) at home
- ZESCO United has the most scored goals (15) at home
- ZESCO United has the most scored goals (25)
- ZESCO United has the most scored goals in the first half (10)
- ZESCO United has the the best goal difference (+11) at home
- ZESCO United has the the best goal difference (+18)
- ZESCO United have not yet lost a game at home.
- ZESCO United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- ZESCO United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Forest Rangers 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 |