Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Teams begin new campaign with victory in sight

Sierra Leone face Zimbabwe on 24 September at 19:00 GMT as both sides begin a new campaign with a chance to make an early statement.

The fixture offers a fresh start for two teams looking to establish momentum from the opening match. With no season form to separate them, the result is likely to depend on which side handles the occasion better and makes the strongest start.

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

• Assists: (Sierra Leone) — 0 assists, (Zimbabwe) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Sierra Leone) — 0, (Zimbabwe) — 0
• Tackles: (Sierra Leone) — 0, (Zimbabwe) — 0.
• Most encounters won: (Sierra Leone) — 0, (Zimbabwe) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

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

Team statistics:

Sierra Leone will have home advantage and are expected to take the initiative. Playing in familiar surroundings should give them confidence, particularly during the opening stages when both teams are likely to be cautious. Their priority will be to control possession, create pressure in wide areas and avoid giving Zimbabwe opportunities to attack in transition.

Zimbabwe travel with the chance to frustrate the home side and build the match around defensive discipline. A compact shape could be important, especially if Sierra Leone commit players forward. Zimbabwe will also look to use the pace of their attacking players when possession is won and may see set-pieces as an important route to goal.

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

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

Zimbabwe has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15
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
Sierra Leone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zimbabwe		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Sierra Leone		Zimbabwe
0%	Winning the game	0%
0%	Attack potential	0%
0%	Potential in defense	0%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Zimbabwe winning – 33%, draw – 33%, loss – 33%. Thus Sierra Leone, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Sierra Leone, is likely to score None goals, Zimbabwe 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 Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe will take place on September 24 at 19:00 (GMT) at the stadium .