Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Highlanders 5th on 51, Bulawayo City 16th on 34. Bulawayo City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.29/0.94 for Highlanders and 0.71/1.24 for Bulawayo City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.97.
Highlanders had gone 5 games without a win. Bulawayo City arrived on a run of three straight wins. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Highlanders against 10/15 for Bulawayo City.
Highlanders led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Highlanders: G. Makaruse (11')
Key stats
Possession: Highlanders 49% · Bulawayo City 51% · Total shots: 5-4 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 2-4