The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Hwange are in the 11th position while the guests worry at 18th.
It's no vacation for neither Hwange nor Bulawayo Chiefs 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.
Hwange form and stats
Hwange have collected 12 points from their home games so far after 4-0-3.The Hwange supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bulawayo Chiefs in Premier Soccer League and win 1-0. Preceding that game was the away draw at Mushowani Stars that finished 0-0.
Hwange has scored 7 goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, Hwange have conceded 7 goals.
Bulawayo Chiefs form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bulawayo Chiefs, who have the most conceded goals (24) in Premier Soccer League, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).Bulawayo Chiefs play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Hwange. Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Platinum.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bulawayo Chiefs have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Hwange - Bulawayo Chiefs 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Hwange won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Bulawayo Chiefs has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 1Hwange missing players
Bulawayo Chiefs missing players
| Hwange | Bulawayo Chiefs | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Scored | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 92% |
| 62% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 46% | 29% | 0% | Failed To Score | 50% | 57% | 54% |
| 4 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4.3 | 2 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Bulawayo Chiefs have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hwange have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Hwange have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Hwange haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Hwange
| 20-04-19 | | Platinum | 2 - 0 | Hwange |
| 28-04-19 | | Hwange | 1 - 0 | Manica |
| 05-05-19 | | Highlanders | 0 - 0 | Hwange |
| 12-05-19 | | Hwange | 0 - 1 | Chapungu United |
| 18-05-19 | | Black Rhinos | 2 - 1 | Hwange |
| 26-05-19 | | Hwange | 0 - 3 | CAPS United |
| 01-06-19 | | Harare City | 3 - 0 | Hwange |
| 09-06-19 | | Hwange | 1 - 2 | Triangle United |
| 16-06-19 | | Mushowani Stars | 0 - 0 | Hwange |
| 07-07-19 | | Hwange | 1 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
Bulawayo Chiefs
| 28-04-19 | | CAPS United | 4 - 1 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 04-05-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 2 - 3 | Yadah |
| 11-05-19 | | Harare City | 0 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 15-05-19 | | Black Rhinos | 1 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 18-05-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 2 - 0 | Dynamos |
| 26-05-19 | | Triangle United | 1 - 1 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 01-06-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 2 - 3 | Ngezi Platinum |
| 09-06-19 | | Mushowani Stars | 1 - 2 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 15-06-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 0 - 3 | Platinum |
| 07-07-19 | | Hwange | 1 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Chicken Inn | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | CAPS United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Black Rhinos | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Kariba | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | Chapungu United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Harare City | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Ngezi Platinum | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Triangle United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Manica | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Hwange | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Dynamos | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Herentals | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Highlanders | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Yadah | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | TelOne | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Mushowani Stars | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 8 |