Young Africans face Gaborone United in season-opening test on 12 September

Young Africans will face Gaborone United on 12 September at 13:00 GMT in a match that gives both sides an early opportunity to start the campaign positively.

Neither team has scored this season, so the fixture will be the first major test of their attacking plans. Young Africans will have home advantage, while Gaborone United will be looking to produce a disciplined away performance and take a result on the road.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Young Africans) — 0 assists, (Gaborone United) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Young Africans) — 0, (Gaborone United) — 0
• Tackles: (Young Africans) — 0, (Gaborone United) — 0.
• Most encounters won: (Young Africans) — 0, (Gaborone United) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. (0)
2. (0)
3. (0)
4. (0)
5. (0)

Team statistics:

Both teams’ listed recent form is recorded as D, making this a closely balanced fixture before kick-off. With no goals separating the sides at the start of the season, one decisive moment could have a major influence on the result.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Young Africans — D
• Gaborone United — D

Young Africans seek strong start at home

Young Africans will expect the home setting to play an important part when they meet Gaborone United. The match represents an opportunity to set the tone for the campaign and give supporters an early result to celebrate.

According to home statistics this season, Young Africans scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	100.00%
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Gaborone United has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	100.00%
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Young Africans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gaborone United		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Young Africans		Gaborone United
50.0%	Winning the game	50.0%
50%	Attack potential	50%
50%	Potential in defense	50%
50%	Strength against each other	50%
50%	Goal Potential	50%

Summary: the probability of Gaborone United winning – 33%, draw – 33%, loss – 33%. Thus Young Africans, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Young Africans, is likely to score None goals, Gaborone United is likely to score no more than None.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Young Africans and Gaborone United will take place on September 12 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.