Match Report
Konkola Blades (11th, 43 pts) visited Nkana (12th, 40 pts) with 3 points between them. On the form table Konkola Blades stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Against a league average of 0.87 goals per team per game, Nkana ran at 0.68 scored and 0.79 conceded, Konkola Blades at 0.85 and 0.85.
Nkana had been beaten in three straight games. Konkola Blades had not lost in 7 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Nkana wins, 0 for Konkola Blades, 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings.
Nkana Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. On the scoreboard, Nkana led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Nkana: Charles Zulu (35'), Lazarous Kambole (56')
Key stats
Possession: Nkana 52% · Konkola Blades 48% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 4-4