Match Report
Karonga United went into the game 14th in the table on 13 points; Chitipa United sat 9th on 20 — a 7-point gap. Chitipa United ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Karonga United were scoring 1 and conceding 1.64, Chitipa United 0.79 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Karonga United against 10/15 for Chitipa United.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Karonga United 1, draws 3, Chitipa United 4, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Karonga Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Karonga United: Mwale T. (77') · Chitipa United: Patrick Olamba Ngese (90')
Key stats
Possession: Karonga United 52% · Chitipa United 48% · Total shots: 3-4 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 5-3