Ngezi Platinum and Manica have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier Soccer League.
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.
Ngezi Platinum form and stats
29 points is a decent return from 14 Premier Soccer League games here at Baobab Stadium for Ngezi Platinum. The data says 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss.
In their previous game, led his Ngezi Platinum to a defeat in the Premier Soccer League match away at Platinum. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Baobab Stadium. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Bulawayo Chiefs.
Ngezi Platinum are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 14 attempts. Ngezi Platinum have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Manica form and stats
3 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Manica playing as the away team in the Premier Soccer League this season.
There were no winners in Manica's previous match, a Premier Soccer League home game that ended 1-1 vs Dynamos (placed 7th). Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Yadah.
Manica have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Manica have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Manica - Ngezi Platinum 0-0.Ngezi Platinum missing players
Manica missing players
| Ngezi Platinum | Manica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 29 |
| 79% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 89% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 57% | 61% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 43% | 43% |
| 46% | 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 29% |
| 43% | 21% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 43% | 39% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 0.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Ngezi Platinum have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ngezi Platinum have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 51 |
| 2 | Platinum | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Chicken Inn | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Kariba | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Black Rhinos | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Highlanders | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Dynamos | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Ngezi Platinum | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Chapungu United | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
| 10 | Manica | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Triangle United | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Harare City | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 13 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 31 |
| 14 | Herentals | 28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 15 | Mushowani Stars | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | TelOne | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Hwange | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 18 | Yadah | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -18 | 25 |