Football betting preview: Bulawayo Chiefs with moderate expectations before welcoming Platinum

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Competition: Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Date: Sat 15.June
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Luveve Stadium (8000 seats)

Struggling Bulawayo Chiefs will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Platinum in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bulawayo Chiefs and Platinum.

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Bulawayo Chiefs form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Bulawayo Chiefs, who have the fewest points (3) at home in Premier Soccer League, have only managed 1 win, 0 draws and 5 losses so far from their games here at Luveve Stadium. The Bulawayo Chiefs manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Bulawayo Chiefs's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Platinum. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Mushowani Stars.

Bulawayo Chiefs has scored 6 goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Bulawayo Chiefs have conceded 11 from these games.

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Platinum form and stats

The away team, who have the most points (14) away in Premier Soccer League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss.

It's the second away game in a row for Platinum, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Bulawayo Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League last time out. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Ngezi Platinum.

Platinum are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games. Platinum are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Bulawayo Chiefs - Platinum 0-3. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 1 Bulawayo Chiefs victory, 0 draws and 2 Platinum wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Bulawayo Chiefs missing players

Platinum missing players

Bulawayo Chiefs Platinum
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played 3 7 12
2 1 0 Won 1 4 7
2 0 0 Drew 1 2 3
8 5 1 Lost 1 1 2
10 6 0 Scored 3 9 15
23 11 1 Conceded 3 3 5
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 86% 83%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 33% 43% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 33% 29% 25%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 33% 14% 8%
33% 33% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 33% 0% BTTS 33% 14% 17%
17% 17% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 71% 67%
50% 50% 100% Failed To Score 33% 29% 33%
 
2 2 0 Corners For (avg) 3 3 3.6
3.3 3 0 Corners Against (avg) 3.5 3 2.1
2.2 2.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1.5 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Bulawayo Chiefs have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bulawayo Chiefs haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Platinum have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Platinum have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Bulawayo Chiefs
All Premier Soccer League
All Home Away
19-04-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 0 - 1 Kariba
28-04-19 PSL CAPS United 4 - 1 Bulawayo Chiefs
04-05-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 2 - 3 Yadah
11-05-19 PSL Harare City 0 - 0 Bulawayo Chiefs
15-05-19 PSL Black Rhinos 1 - 0 Bulawayo Chiefs
18-05-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 2 - 0 Dynamos
26-05-19 PSL Triangle United 1 - 1 Bulawayo Chiefs
01-06-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 2 - 3 Ngezi Platinum
09-06-19 PSL Mushowani Stars 1 - 2 Bulawayo Chiefs
15-06-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 0 - 3 Platinum
Platinum
All Premier Soccer League CAF Champions League
All Home Away
15-04-19 PSL Mushowani Stars 2 - 2 Platinum
20-04-19 PSL Platinum 2 - 0 Hwange
27-04-19 PSL Chicken Inn 0 - 1 Platinum
04-05-19 PSL Platinum 0 - 0 Herentals
12-05-19 PSL TelOne 1 - 0 Platinum
18-05-19 PSL Platinum 2 - 0 Kariba
25-05-19 PSL Yadah 0 - 1 Platinum
01-06-19 PSL Platinum 0 - 1 Dynamos
08-06-19 PSL Ngezi Platinum 0 - 0 Platinum
15-06-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 0 - 3 Platinum

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Platinum 12 7 3 2 15 5 5 3 1 1 6 2 7 4 2 1 9 3 10 24
2 Chicken Inn 11 7 1 3 19 6 6 3 1 2 9 4 5 4 0 1 10 2 13 22
3 CAPS United 11 7 1 3 20 12 6 4 0 2 12 8 5 3 1 1 8 4 8 22
4 Black Rhinos 12 6 4 2 14 11 7 4 2 1 8 6 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 22
5 Chapungu United 12 5 4 3 15 11 7 2 2 3 11 10 5 3 2 0 4 1 4 19
6 Kariba 12 5 3 4 8 10 5 3 2 0 5 2 7 2 1 4 3 8 -2 18
7 Manica 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 3 1 1 8 4 6 1 3 2 4 6 2 16
8 Ngezi Platinum 11 4 4 3 10 9 5 3 2 0 5 2 6 1 2 3 5 7 1 16
9 Harare City 12 5 1 6 15 15 7 3 1 3 10 8 5 2 0 3 5 7 0 16
10 Herentals 12 3 6 3 9 8 6 1 4 1 5 4 6 2 2 2 4 4 1 15
11 Dynamos 11 4 3 4 7 8 5 1 2 2 2 3 6 3 1 2 5 5 -1 15
12 Triangle United 11 4 2 5 14 15 6 2 2 2 8 8 5 2 0 3 6 7 -1 14
13 Hwange 11 4 1 6 9 15 6 3 0 3 6 7 5 1 1 3 3 8 -6 13
14 Yadah 12 3 3 6 10 17 5 1 1 3 1 4 7 2 2 3 9 13 -7 12
15 TelOne 11 2 5 4 5 8 5 1 1 3 2 5 6 1 4 1 3 3 -3 11
16 Highlanders 11 2 5 4 5 9 5 1 3 1 2 1 6 1 2 3 3 8 -4 11
17 Mushowani Stars 11 2 2 7 12 17 6 2 2 2 7 7 5 0 0 5 5 10 -5 8
18 Bulawayo Chiefs 12 2 2 8 10 23 6 1 0 5 6 11 6 1 2 3 4 12 -13 8

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