Manica will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Kariba.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Manica form and stats
5-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Soccer League numbers at home for Manica so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Manica will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier Soccer League game against TelOne (placed 12th). Before that, Manica drew at home versus Herentals.
Manica has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. On the other hand, Manica have conceded 12 goals.
Kariba form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kariba, who have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Premier Soccer League, so far with only 12 Premier Soccer League points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in Kariba's previous match, a Premier Soccer League home game that ended 0-0 vs Platinum (placed 3rd). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Ngezi Platinum's place.
Goals are few and far between in Kariba's away league games. Only 6 goals from 12 travels. As opposed to that, Kariba have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Kariba - Manica 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Manica 0 wins, 1 draw and Kariba 0 victories. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Manica missing players
Kariba missing players
| Manica | Kariba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 25 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 80% |
| 60% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 33% | 44% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 42% | 52% |
| 44% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 58% | 40% |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 3.9 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Kariba have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Manica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kariba have scored away.
- Manica have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 03-08-19 | | Manica | 0 - 2 | Black Rhinos |
| 11-08-19 | | Manica | 0 - 1 | CAPS United |
| 17-08-19 | | Harare City | 1 - 2 | Manica |
| 28-08-19 | | Mushowani Stars | 2 - 2 | Manica |
| 01-09-19 | | Manica | 2 - 1 | Hwange |
| 04-09-19 | | Manica | 4 - 3 | Triangle United |
| 14-09-19 | | Chicken Inn | 0 - 2 | Manica |
| 03-10-19 | | Manica | 0 - 0 | Herentals |
| 06-10-19 | | TelOne | 1 - 0 | Manica |
| 12-10-19 | | Manica | 13:00 | 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 |
| 02-09-19 | | Yadah | 0 - 1 | Kariba |
| 14-09-19 | | Kariba | 1 - 1 | Dynamos |
| 02-10-19 | | Ngezi Platinum | 1 - 0 | Kariba |
| 05-10-19 | | Kariba | 0 - 0 | Platinum |
| 12-10-19 | | Manica | 13:00 | Kariba |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CAPS United | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | Chicken Inn | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Platinum | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Kariba | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Black Rhinos | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Triangle United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Dynamos | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Ngezi Platinum | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Chapungu United | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Manica | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Highlanders | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | TelOne | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Hwange | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | Mushowani Stars | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Harare City | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | Herentals | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 25 |
| 17 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | Yadah | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 24 |