Zanaco vs Forest Rangers Prediction: This match will end in a stalemate

This Zambia Super League match between Zanaco and Forest Rangers will take place at Sunset Stadium, which will serve as the hosting location for this round 2 encounter. While this will be Zanaco's first game of the season, the Forest Rangers started the season off with a victory at home over the Kabwe Warriors in their opening encounter.

As the first game of the season, Zanaco will compete in this contest with the intention of securing a victory and the anticipation of finishing the year in a stronger position than they were in the previous campaign. In the previous campaign of the Zambia Super League, Zanaco was only able to amass 41 points over the course of 34 matches, during which they scored 32 goals while also allowing 32 goals to be scored against them. Despite this, they were defeated by the Green Buffaloes and FC Muza in their final two matches of the previous season, both times by a score of 2-1. In the meantime, prior to those losses, Zanaco did not suffer a defeat in three straight matches, earning victories over Kansanshi and Buildcon while playing to a tie with Kabwe Warriors. In the meantime, prior to those losses, Zanaco did not lose in three consecutive matches. During those contests, Zanaco recorded seven goals while allowing only four to be scored against them.

Forest Rangers come into this match having won one of their previous five matches, while Kabwe Warriors have lost two of their most recent five matches to Power Dynamos and ZESCO United, while their other two matches have ended in draws against Green Eagles and NAPSA Stars. During those contests, the away club only managed to score two goals while giving up a total of four. Forest Rangers are currently in third place in the Zambia Super League after winning their season opener and collecting three points for their efforts.

Zanaco and Forest Rangers have a relatively solid head-to-head history, as they have met 30 times in the previous seasons, with Zanaco winning 15 games and Forest Rangers winning 5 games. Overall, the H2H history between these two teams is pretty solid. A total of ten of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Zanaco scored 32 goals, while Forest Rangers only managed to score 13.

In this match, I expect both sides to be strong, as they will look to secure a favorable result in this match. While the away side will look to avoid another defeat in this match following a poor start to the season, the home side will hope to enjoy a win at home as they begin their new campaign. In the meantime, while I do not expect much attacking play from both sides, I still expect goals from them both. Therefore, a confident 1-1 draw seems to be a possibility here.