The league table in Premier Soccer League tells a story about these teams so far, with Kariba leading Bulawayo Chiefs by 19 points. Match preview to follow:
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.
Kariba form and stats
Kariba are steadily winning Premier Soccer League games and points here at Nyamhunga Stadium. 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 11 games. In general it's been a long time since Kariba tasted defeat here at Nyamhunga Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games.
Kariba's last game was hosting Bulawayo Chiefs and winning 3-0. Ahead of that match, Kariba won a home game hosting TelOne (3-0).
Kariba has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Kariba have only let in 4 goals at home.
Bulawayo Chiefs form and stats
There's been little loot from Bulawayo Chiefs's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Premier Soccer League. Bulawayo Chiefs, who have the most conceded goals (32) in Premier Soccer League, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Bulawayo Chiefs play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Kariba. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Black Rhinos.
The attacking power of Bulawayo Chiefs when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, Bulawayo Chiefs have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Kariba - Bulawayo Chiefs 3-0 earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 3 Kariba victories, 0 draws and 1 Bulawayo Chiefs win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Kariba missing players
Bulawayo Chiefs missing players
| Kariba | Bulawayo Chiefs | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 21 | 16 | 6 | Scored | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | 7 | 20 | 32 |
| 81% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 90% |
| 48% | 55% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 60% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 20% |
| 29% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| 52% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 18% | 25% |
| 38% | 18% | 0% | Failed To Score | 67% | 64% | 50% |
| 2.1 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 3 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 3.1 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Bulawayo Chiefs have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bulawayo Chiefs have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bulawayo Chiefs have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kariba have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kariba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kariba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kariba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bulawayo Chiefs have scored away.
- Kariba have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 15-06-19 | | Black Rhinos | 0 - 0 | Kariba |
| 06-07-19 | | Kariba | 1 - 0 | CAPS United |
| 13-07-19 | | Harare City | 0 - 0 | Kariba |
| 20-07-19 | | Kariba | 0 - 0 | Triangle United |
| 28-07-19 | | Mushowani Stars | 2 - 2 | Kariba |
| 03-08-19 | | Kariba | 2 - 1 | Hwange |
| 10-08-19 | | Kariba | 2 - 1 | Chicken Inn |
| 18-08-19 | | Herentals | 1 - 0 | Kariba |
| 24-08-19 | | Kariba | 3 - 0 | TelOne |
| 28-08-19 | | Kariba | 3 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 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 |
| 13-07-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 1 - 0 | Manica |
| 20-07-19 | | Chicken Inn | 2 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 03-08-19 | | Herentals | 0 - 0 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 10-08-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 1 - 1 | Chapungu United |
| 17-08-19 | | TelOne | 2 - 2 | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| 24-08-19 | | Bulawayo Chiefs | 1 - 0 | Black Rhinos |
| 28-08-19 | | Kariba | 3 - 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 | 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 |