Nkana vs Green Buffaloes: prediction and stats
Super LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 30, 2025 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nkana have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Green Buffaloes have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Nkwazi(home) | 1-1 | Super League |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Prison Leopards(away) | 0-0 | Super League |
| May 17, 2025 | Kabwe Warriors(home) | 2-0 | Super League |
| May 3, 2025 | Man Utd Zambia Academy(away) | 2-5 | Super League |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Power Dynamos(home) | 1-1 | Super League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2025 | Power Dynamos(home) | 1-2 | Super League |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Nkwazi(away) | 2-1 | Super League |
| May 17, 2025 | Mufulira Wanderers(away) | 2-1 | Super League |
| May 3, 2025 | Nchanga Rangers(home) | 0-0 | Super League |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Green Eagles(away) | 2-2 | Super League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Nkana win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 Green Buffaloes win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2025 | Green Buffaloes 0-1 Nkana | Super League |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Nkana 3-0 Green Buffaloes | Super League |
| May 16, 2024 | Green Buffaloes 0-0 Nkana | Super League |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Nkana 2-1 Green Buffaloes | Super League |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Nkana 1-1 Green Buffaloes | Super League |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Green Buffaloes 1-0 Nkana | Super League |
Last archived meeting: Green Buffaloes vs Nkana on Apr 9, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Nkana score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Green Buffaloes score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkana | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
| Green Buffaloes | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nkana sit 13th in Super League (39 points from 34 matches) and Green Buffaloes sit 12th (41 points from 34 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Green Buffaloes | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 41 |
| 13 | Nkana | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 39 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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