Match Report
In the standings it was Namibia 2nd on 5 points, Lesotho 3rd on 3 — separated by 2. Recent form told a different story for Lesotho: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Namibia were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.33, Lesotho 0.33 and 2.33, against a competition average of 0.86 goals per team per game.
Namibia had drawn their last three.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Namibia 2, draws 2, Lesotho 0, at 2 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Independence Stadium in Windhoek, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Namibia led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.