Match Report
The table read 2nd (Namibia, 15 pts) against 4th (Malawi, 13 pts), 2 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Namibia: only 34th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Namibia 1.3 scored and 1 conceded per game, Malawi 1.1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.26.
Namibia carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Malawi's winless run stood at 6. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Namibia, 2/15 for Malawi.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Namibia, 3 draws and 2 for Malawi, at 1.14 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Historically tight: 29% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Francistown Stadium in Francistown, capacity 27,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Malawi led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Namibia: David Ndeunyema (86') · Malawi: Richard Mbulu (5'), G. Mhango (53')