About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Mighty Mukuru Wanderers 3rd with 29 points, Karonga United 13th with 14, 15 apart. Against a league average of 1.03 goals per team per game, Karonga United run at 0.93 scored and 1.53 conceded, Mighty Mukuru Wanderers at 1.8 and 0.73. A win would lift Karonga United to 17 points and up to 12th (other results unchanged).
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers have been beaten in three straight games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Karonga United 2, draws 1, Mighty Mukuru Wanderers 3, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue is Karonga Stadium in Karonga, with room for 20,000 spectators.