Match Report
The table read 2nd (Botswana, 2 pts) against 3rd (Zambia, 1 pts), 1 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Botswana: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Botswana 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Zambia 1.5 and 2, with the league averaging 0.86.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Botswana, 3 draws and 2 for Zambia, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Botswana led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Botswana: Thatayaone Kgamanyane (2'), Serati Semadi (30'), Thabo Maponda (60') · Zambia: Charles Zulu (45'), Timothy Sakala (52'), Joseph Phiri (90')
Key stats
Possession: Botswana 44% · Zambia 56% · Total shots: 3-3 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-3