Match Report
20 points for Civil Sporting (8th), 29 for Silver Strikers (3rd): a 9-point gap. The last five rounds placed Civil Sporting 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Civil Sporting ran at 0.67 scored and 0.93 conceded, Silver Strikers at 1.53 and 0.67.
Defeat had followed defeat for Civil Sporting — three in succession.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Civil Sporting, 1 draw and 3 for Silver Strikers, at 1.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
CIVO Stadium, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Civil Sporting led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Civil Sporting: Righteous Banda (15') · Silver Strikers: C. Chipala (65')
Key stats
Possession: Civil Sporting 42% · Silver Strikers 58% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-4