Highlanders will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Chicken Inn.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Highlanders form and stats
4-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Soccer League numbers at home for Highlanders, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier Soccer League, so far this season.
Highlanders are returning here after visiting Bulawayo Chiefs in a Premier Soccer League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Hwange the opponent.
Highlanders have scored 6 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Defensively Highlanders have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chicken Inn form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+19) in Premier Soccer League, on their Premier Soccer League travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Chicken Inn's previous game versus Herentals (placed 16th), a Premier Soccer League 4-1 win played at home. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Manica.
Chicken Inn have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Chicken Inn as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Chicken Inn - Highlanders 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Highlanders-Chicken Inn H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Highlanders 1 win, Chicken Inn 4 wins, 2 draws. 4 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Highlanders missing players
Chicken Inn missing players
| Highlanders | Chicken Inn | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 36 |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 74% | 64% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 82% | 87% |
| 43% | 18% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 78% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 45% | 43% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 35% | 9% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 45% | 43% |
| 48% | 73% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 45% | 43% |
| 43% | 55% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.3 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Chicken Inn have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chicken Inn have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Chicken Inn have scored more than double the goals of Highlanders.
- Highlanders have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 21-07-19 | | Manica | 1 - 1 | Highlanders |
| 07-08-19 | | Highlanders | 1 - 0 | Chapungu United |
| 10-08-19 | | Highlanders | 1 - 0 | Black Rhinos |
| 18-08-19 | | CAPS United | 2 - 1 | Highlanders |
| 25-08-19 | | Highlanders | 0 - 1 | Harare City |
| 29-08-19 | | Triangle United | 2 - 1 | Highlanders |
| 01-09-19 | | Highlanders | 0 - 0 | Mushowani Stars |
| 15-09-19 | | Hwange | 0 - 0 | Highlanders |
| 25-09-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 1 - 3 | Highlanders |
| 02-10-19 | | Highlanders | 13:00 | Chicken Inn |
| 20-07-19 | | Chicken Inn | 2 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 07-08-19 | | TelOne | 0 - 0 | Chicken Inn |
| 10-08-19 | | Kariba | 2 - 1 | Chicken Inn |
| 17-08-19 | | Chicken Inn | 1 - 1 | Yadah |
| 25-08-19 | | Dynamos | 1 - 1 | Chicken Inn |
| 28-08-19 | | Chicken Inn | 2 - 0 | Ngezi Platinum |
| 31-08-19 | | Platinum | 1 - 2 | Chicken Inn |
| 14-09-19 | | Chicken Inn | 0 - 2 | Manica |
| 25-09-19 | | Chicken Inn | 4 - 1 | Herentals |
| 02-10-19 | | Highlanders | 13:00 | Chicken Inn |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kariba | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 43 |
| 2 | Chicken Inn | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | CAPS United | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Platinum | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Black Rhinos | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Ngezi Platinum | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Dynamos | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Triangle United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Manica | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Highlanders | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Chapungu United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Hwange | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Mushowani Stars | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Harare City | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | TelOne | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Herentals | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 21 |
| 18 | Yadah | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -15 | 20 |