Hwange fights Platinum in Premier Soccer League battle

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Competition: Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Date: Wed 28.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Colliery Stadium (15000 seats)

Hwange will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Platinum.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Hwange form and stats

5-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Soccer League numbers at home for Hwange so far this season. The last three games played by Hwange, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Two draws in a row at home now for Hwange.

Hwange manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ngezi Platinum in the Premier Soccer League. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Dynamos that ended 2-2.

Hwange has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Hwange's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Platinum form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier Soccer League, are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Soccer League.

Platinum won their last game, 3-2 versus Big Bullets played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Triangle United's place.

Platinum have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Platinum - Hwange 2-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 1 - 1 - 3 (Hwange wins - draws - Platinum wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

F. Madhanaga
1 goals
W. Stima
1 goals

Hwange missing players

Platinum missing players

Hwange Platinum
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played 3 10 19
6 5 1 Won 0 4 10
7 2 1 Drew 2 3 5
7 3 1 Lost 1 3 4
19 12 4 Scored 1 10 20
24 11 6 Conceded 3 7 9
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 67% 90% 84%
70% 70% 100% Over 1.5 67% 50% 47%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 0% 20% 16%
10% 10% 33% Over 3.5 0% 10% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 67% BTTS 33% 20% 16%
30% 30% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 50% 63%
35% 20% 33% Failed To Score 67% 40% 37%
 
3.1 4 2.5 Corners For (avg) 3 3 3.1
4.5 3.7 5 Corners Against (avg) 5 3.4 2.3
0.9 0.3 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.6 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Hwange have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hwange 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.

Hwange
All CAF Confederations Cup Premier Soccer League
All Home Away
16-06-19 PSL Mushowani Stars 0 - 0 Hwange
07-07-19 PSL Hwange 1 - 0 Bulawayo Chiefs
14-07-19 PSL Hwange 2 - 1 Chicken Inn
20-07-19 PSL Herentals 2 - 2 Hwange
28-07-19 PSL Hwange 1 - 1 TelOne
03-08-19 PSL Kariba 2 - 1 Hwange
10-08-19 PSL Yadah 0 - 0 Hwange
18-08-19 PSL Hwange 2 - 2 Dynamos
24-08-19 PSL Ngezi Platinum 1 - 1 Hwange
28-08-19 PSL Hwange 13:00 Platinum
Platinum
All Premier Soccer League CAF Champions League
All Home Away
20-07-19 PSL Platinum 1 - 0 Chapungu United
27-07-19 PSL Black Rhinos 1 - 0 Platinum
03-08-19 PSL Platinum 0 - 0 CAPS United
10-08-19 CCL Big Bullets 0 - 0 Platinum
14-08-19 PSL Platinum 2 - 0 Harare City
18-08-19 PSL Triangle United 2 - 0 Platinum
24-08-19 CCL Platinum 3 - 2 Big Bullets
28-08-19 PSL Hwange 13:00 Platinum
13-09-19 CCL Platinum - Songo
27-09-19 CCL Songo - 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 CAPS United 21 11 4 6 34 25 11 7 1 3 22 15 10 4 3 3 12 10 9 37
2 Kariba 21 10 6 5 21 15 11 8 3 0 16 4 10 2 3 5 5 11 6 36
3 Chicken Inn 20 10 5 5 30 13 10 6 2 2 17 6 10 4 3 3 13 7 17 35
4 Platinum 19 10 5 4 20 9 9 6 2 1 10 2 10 4 3 3 10 7 11 35
5 Dynamos 21 8 8 5 20 17 10 3 5 2 8 6 11 5 3 3 12 11 3 32
6 Black Rhinos 21 8 6 7 20 20 10 5 3 2 11 9 11 3 3 5 9 11 0 30
7 Triangle United 18 8 5 5 22 17 9 4 3 2 12 9 9 4 2 3 10 8 5 29
8 Ngezi Platinum 21 7 8 6 18 16 10 5 4 1 11 5 11 2 4 5 7 11 2 29
9 Chapungu United 20 7 7 6 23 19 10 3 4 3 16 13 10 4 3 3 7 6 4 28
10 Hwange 20 6 7 7 19 24 10 5 2 3 12 11 10 1 5 4 7 13 -5 25
11 Herentals 20 4 11 5 17 18 11 2 6 3 10 11 9 2 5 2 7 7 -1 23
12 Highlanders 19 5 8 6 12 15 10 4 4 2 6 3 9 1 4 4 6 12 -3 23
13 Manica 19 5 7 7 16 18 9 3 3 3 9 8 10 2 4 4 7 10 -2 22
14 Harare City 20 6 4 10 19 24 10 3 2 5 11 11 10 3 2 5 8 13 -5 22
15 Mushowani Stars 19 5 5 9 20 25 10 3 5 2 11 10 9 2 0 7 9 15 -5 20
16 TelOne 20 2 11 7 14 23 10 1 5 4 6 11 10 1 6 3 8 12 -9 17
17 Yadah 19 3 8 8 13 23 10 1 5 4 3 7 9 2 3 4 10 16 -10 17
18 Bulawayo Chiefs 20 4 5 11 15 32 9 3 1 5 9 12 11 1 4 6 6 20 -17 17

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