Premier Soccer League match preview and statistics: Highlanders fight Chicken Inn

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Competition: Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Date: Wed 02.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Barbourfields Stadium (32000 seats)

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.

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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.

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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 top Statistics Stat Away vs mid 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
Key stats This season:
  • 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.

Highlanders
21-07-19 PSL Manica 1 - 1 Highlanders
07-08-19 PSL Highlanders 1 - 0 Chapungu United
10-08-19 PSL Highlanders 1 - 0 Black Rhinos
18-08-19 PSL CAPS United 2 - 1 Highlanders
25-08-19 PSL Highlanders 0 - 1 Harare City
29-08-19 PSL Triangle United 2 - 1 Highlanders
01-09-19 PSL Highlanders 0 - 0 Mushowani Stars
15-09-19 PSL Hwange 0 - 0 Highlanders
25-09-19 PSL Bulawayo Chiefs 1 - 3 Highlanders
02-10-19 PSL Highlanders 13:00 Chicken Inn
Chicken Inn
20-07-19 PSL Chicken Inn 2 - 0 Bulawayo Chiefs
07-08-19 PSL TelOne 0 - 0 Chicken Inn
10-08-19 PSL Kariba 2 - 1 Chicken Inn
17-08-19 PSL Chicken Inn 1 - 1 Yadah
25-08-19 PSL Dynamos 1 - 1 Chicken Inn
28-08-19 PSL Chicken Inn 2 - 0 Ngezi Platinum
31-08-19 PSL Platinum 1 - 2 Chicken Inn
14-09-19 PSL Chicken Inn 0 - 2 Manica
25-09-19 PSL Chicken Inn 4 - 1 Herentals
02-10-19 PSL 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