Green Buffaloes vs Zanaco

LUSAKA, Zambia (Interstat) — Green Buffaloes host Zanaco on Sunday in a Week 34 fixture of the Zambia Super League, with both teams seeking to improve their standings late in the season. Kickoff is set for 15:00 local time at Vodafone Stadium.

Green Buffaloes (5-8-20, 23 points) enter the match on a three-game losing streak, most recently falling 2-0 at home to Kabwe Warriors on April 19. That defeat followed a string of erratic results: a 6-0 loss to Kansanshi Dynamos, a 4-1 win over Buildcon and a 1-1 draw with ZESCO United (Interstat) — all played on the same April 19 date, according to league records. Over their last 10 matches, Buffaloes have managed only two wins, against Power Dynamos (4-2 on April 12) and Forest Rangers (3-0 on March 22), while conceding at least two goals in seven of those outings.

Zanaco (3-7-23, 16 points) have lost seven of their last eight matches, including a 2-1 defeat at Maestro United Zambia on April 19. The visitors’ form has been dismal: they have conceded 20 goals in their past five games, most notably a 7-0 thrashing by Red Arrows on March 22 and a 4-1 loss to NAPSA Stars on April 12. Zanaco’s only victory in that span came Nov. 16, a 4-0 win over Nkwazi, followed by a 2-0 loss to Prison Leopards the same day.

In the most recent head-to-head meeting March 8, the teams played to a 2-2 draw at Green Buffaloes. That result is part of a broader pattern: Buffaloes are winless in their last three against Zanaco, with two draws and a loss dating to November 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 1-1 draw, while Interstat’s ELO system gives Green Buffaloes a 76.90 percent probability of winning. The discrepancy highlights the unpredictability of a matchup between two sides near the bottom of the table.

Green Buffaloes will rely on their home form (Interstat) — they have taken 13 of their 23 points at Vodafone Stadium (Interstat) — while Zanaco will look to end a run of five straight road losses in which they have been outscored 16-2.

Kickoff is at 3 p.m. local time Sunday.