Match Report
50 points for NEC (6th), 38 for Maroons (8th): a 12-point gap. Per game in the league, NEC were scoring 1 and conceding 0.76, Maroons 0.87 and 0.9, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
NEC had not lost in 12 games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Maroons's arrival.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for NEC, 1 draw and 0 for Maroons, at 2.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
NEC led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
NEC: Richard Basangwa (32')
Key stats
Possession: NEC 57% · Maroons 43% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 1-0 · Corners: 4-2