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GABORONE, Botswana (Interstat) — Matebele will host Santa Green on Saturday, April 25, in a Premier League Botswana matchup at a venue to be determined.

Matebele (6-8-6) enters the game after a scoreless draw against Nico United on April 11. The home side has struggled for goals, posting two shutouts in its last three matches and scoring only once in its past five league outings.

Santa Green (9-1-10) has lost three straight, most recently a 1-0 defeat at Township Rollers on April 11. The visitors have been outscored 8-1 in that skid and have not won since a 1-0 victory at Calendar Stars FC on Feb. 15.

In the most recent meeting between the teams, Matebele won 1-0 at Santa Green on Nov. 22, 2025.

Santa Green’s season has been marked by inconsistency. The side has been held scoreless in six of its 20 matches and has conceded three or more goals four times. Its only bright spot remains a 1-0 win over Calendar Stars, one of just two clean-sheet victories this campaign.

Matebele, meanwhile, has been defensively sound at home, allowing more than one goal only twice at home this season. The team’s 1-0 victory over Santa Green in November was part of a stretch in which Matebele went 3-1-2 before a recent dip.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 2-0 Matebele victory.

Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. local time.