Zanaco vs ZESCO United Prediction: We expect a change of fortune in this game

The matchday twelve of the Zambia Super League between Zanaco and ZESCO United will take place at the National Heroes Stadium. We give the full details of the match with expected match outcomes.

Zanaco had success in their prior games against Lumwana Radiants and NAPSA Stars, winning both of those matches. They were victorious in only one of their games against Green Eagles, while the other two, against Nkwazi and Power Dynamos, ended in a draw. Zanaco was able to score 4 goals while also allowing 3 goals to be scored against them.

During the current season of the league, Zanaco has scored an average of 0.82 goals per match. In terms of disciplinary action, the away team was given 2 red cards and 18 yellow cards during their match at home.

Since the beginning of this season, Zanaco has maintained an average possession of the ball of 51% of the time.

ZESCO United comes into this encounter having won two of their last five matches, the victories coming against Kansanshi Dynamos and Buildcon respectively. They lost one game to NAPSA Stars and tied two games with Man Utd Zambia Academy and Kabwe Warriors. The club was successful in scoring 8 goals while also allowing 6 goals.

When playing away from home, ZESCO United had a goal differential of 0.82 in favour of themselves while scoring 1.09 goals per game on the road. 17 yellow cards and 2 red cards were handed out to the team.

The percentage of time that ZESCO United has had possession of the ball during the entire season is an impressive 52.50% on average.

Zanaco and ZESCO United have a relatively solid head-to-head history, as they have met 34 times in the previous seasons, with Zanaco winning 10 games and ZESCO United winning 15 games. There were nine games that were decided by a tie.

In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Zanaco scored 39 goals, while ZESCO United managed to score 40 goals. ZESCO United is currently in first place in the head-to-head matchups with a record of 15 wins, while Zanaco only has a record of 10 victories.

When we take a look at the most recent head-to-head matches between Zanaco and ZESCO United, we can see that this matchup is extremely evenly matched, and that neither team is currently in the lead in the direct meetings.

• HT: X for 1.75 odds
• X for 2.62 odds
• Over 1.5 for 1.62 odds