Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Silver Strikers (3rd, 29 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Dedza Dynamos (13th, 14 pts). Dedza Dynamos had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Silver Strikers were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.67, Dedza Dynamos 0.64 and 1.36, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Silver Strikers in 10 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Silver Strikers wins, 0 for Dedza Dynamos, 4 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Silver Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Silver Strikers 59% · Dedza Dynamos 41% · Total shots: 20-12 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 3-3