Match Report
Platinum went into the game 10th in the table on 36 points; Simba Bhora sat 11th on 34 — a 2-point gap. Simba Bhora had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Against a league average of 0.94 goals per team per game, Platinum ran at 0.64 scored and 0.71 conceded, Simba Bhora at 1.04 and 1.04.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Platinum 2, draws 0, Simba Bhora 2, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Mandava Stadium, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Platinum: Tadiwa Muchenje (76') · Simba Bhora: Harrison Masina (72')