Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Forest Rangers 8th with 48 points, Buildcon 18th with 10, 38 apart. Recent form told a different story for Forest Rangers: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Buildcon 0.47 scored and 2.62 conceded per game, Forest Rangers 0.88 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.05.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Buildcon 2, draws 2, Forest Rangers 0, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, with room for 49,800 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Forest Rangers led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Forest Rangers: Q. Kola (24'), A. Moro (43'), L. Moyela (78'), L. Moyela (90'), Q. Kola (88')