The Zambian Super League action is back this weekend for the 8th round of the season.
League leaders Prison Leopards will look to maintain their unbeaten run so far this season with their in-form striker Lubinda Mundia also targeting to extend his lead on the scorers charts having already scored five goals in six matches.
Defending champions Red Arrows, Power Dynamos, Nkana, Green Buffaloes, and Zanaco are among the teams that will be in action this weekend.
Green Buffaloes vs Nkwazi
Green Buffaloes seem to be impressive this season under coach Masautso Tembo as their defence has been solid having only conceded 4 goals and also maintained 4 clean sheets.
Nkwazi on the other hand comes into this game high on confidence after recording their first win of the season against Buildcon and their third draw against Zanaco last weekend.
The Police men lost three times this season and only won one game.
The Dennis Makinka coached side are yet to find the winning formula as their start to the season has been very poor.
Both teams have met 24 times with Green Buffaloes winning 11 games while Nkwazi only 6 wins and the remaining 7 games ending in draws.
Buffaloes are currently in 8th position on the log standings with 10 points from 7 games played having won 2 games, drawn 4 and lost one while Nkwazi sit in 15th position with 6 points.
Green buffaloes will seek to win their third game of the season while Nkwazi will fight hard to ensure they don’t allow the Zambian Army Sponsored side to collect maximum points when they clash at Sunset Stadium on Saturday.
Zanaco vs Lumwana Radiants
In their last 10 meetings, Zanaco has won 5 games while Lumwana has only won one game and the other four games have ended in a draw.
The bankers sit in 13th position with 8 points from 7 games played so far, they have won 2, drawn 2 and lost four games.
Lumwana are in the 5th position with 11 points from 7 games, they have won three games, lost 2 and drawn 2.
The Solwezi-based side coached by Bilton Musonda have been impressive so far in this campaign and will seek to continue with their run as they play away from home this weekend.
On the other hand, Kelvin Kaindu and his team are still trying to find their winning formula in the Super League having lost three times, drawn twice and won twice in this campaign.
In their last game against Nkwazi, they shared points and pressure is mounting at Sunset with fans already demanding for positive results this Saturday.
Nkana vs Forest Rangers
The 13 times Super League Champions seem to be struggling this season and will be up against an in-form Forest Rangers side this weekend.
Both teams have met 16 times with Nkana winning 9 games while forest rangers has won 5 games. A number of 2 games has ended in a draw.
Forest rangers are sitting in 3rd position with 13 points while Nkana is in the 15th position with 5 points from 7 games played.
They have won 3 games, drawn four and still remain undefeated while coach Beston Chambeshi’s Nkana has only won one game, drawn 2 and lost 4 games.
Coach Ian Bakala has had a good start to the season and will be hoping to maintain his unbeaten run as his team makes a short trip to Kitwe on Saturday.
Kansanshi Dynamos vs Napsa Stars
It seems coach Boyd Mulwanda is slowly gaining momentum with his team as they have won 2 games, drawn 3 and lost 2 to sit 10th position on the table as they head this fixture with the Pensioners.
Napsa stars will be high on confidence as managed heading into this match after recording a massive 3-0 over MUZA FC last weekend.
The Perry Mutap coached side are sitting in 11th position with 8 points having won 2 games, drawn 2 and lost 2 while Kansanshi Dynamos who drew 0-0 with Power Dynamos in their last league fixture are sitting in 10th position on the log standings having won 2 games, drawn 3, and lost 2 times.
Nchanga Rangers vs Prison leopards
Nchanga Rangers who looked like they were a team to reckon with this season after going four matches unbeaten at the start of their campaign will host league leaders Prison Leopards at an empty stadium in Chingola following a spectators ban by FAZ due to failure to provide security in their week 6 match against Nkana which was marred with violence.
Prison leopards are the most in-form team in the league and are currently at the summit of the table with 15 points having won 4 games and drawn 3.
They are still undefeated and will look to maintain their unbeaten record on Saturday.
Nchanga rangers on the other hand are ranking 7th on the table with 11 points and have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2 games.
The home team have scored 5 goals so far while the visiting team has scored 11 goals.
Chambishi vs Red arrows
Chambishi host the defending Champions Red Arrows for the first time this season on the copperbelt.
Their start to the 2022/23 campaign has been poor as they have only won one game out of 7.
The two teams have met 8 times with Chambishi winning two times while arrows have edged the Copperbelt based side 5 times with only one game ending in a draw.
Chambishi are 17th on the log standings with only four points from 7 games, they have won one game, drawn one and lost 5 games to sit deep in the relegation zone.
The defending Champions Red arrows despite not scoring many goals in their first seven matches are sitting in the second position with 14 points after winning 4 games, drawing 2 and losing only one game.
The Airmen will look to go top of the table this weekend hope Leopards drop points.
Buildcon vs Green Eagles
Buildcon host Green Eagles in Ndola on Sunday with both teams seeking to record wins after failing to secure maximum points last weekend.
Buildcon hasn’t won a game this season, they are rock bottom on the log standings with a only a point from 7 matches after losing 6 times and recording on draw while Green Eagles sit in the 14th position with 8 points after recording 2 wins, 2 and 3 loses.
The two teams have met 12 times, Buildcon has won 5 games while Eagles have won 4 games and 3 ended in a draw.
Eagles drew 0-0 with Kabwe Warriors last weekend while Buildcon lost their sixth match of the season to Lumwana Radiants in a 2-0 defeat. It was also their fourth consecutive defeat.
Kabwe Warriors vs Power Dynamos
Kabwe Warriors who are 12th placed on the Super League table will play host to Kitwe giants Power Dynamos at the Godfrey Ucar Chitalu stadium this Sunday.
Warriors have only won one game this season , drawn 5 and lost one giving them 8 points while Dynamos will head into this fixture as favorites having won won 3 games, drawn 3 and lost only once to 4th on the table with 12 points.
In their last five meetings in the Super League, both Warriors and Dynamos have won two games each and one game ended in a draw.
The home team has scored 3 goals in their previous meetings while the visiting team has scored 6 goals.
Coach Lwandamina will seek to record his second victory at home while Mwenya Chipepo will fight hard to ensure they travel back with the much-needed 3 points and hope to top the log standings.
