PALAPYE, Botswana (Interstat) — Morupule Wanderers FC will host Prisons XI Gaborone on Saturday in Botswana Premier League play, with both clubs seeking a stabilizing result in league competition. The match is one of several league fixtures on the weekend schedule.

Morupule Wanderers FC enters the match with a record of 0-1-2 across all competitions. The club has drawn twice and lost once, and it remains in search of its first win of the season. Morupule’s most recent result was a 1-1 home draw against Township Rollers FC. Before that, Morupule played Sua Flamingoes to a 0-0 home draw and opened the campaign with a 2-0 road loss at Police XI. The home side has conceded in two of its three matches while producing one goal.

Prisons XI Gaborone arrives with a 1-4-0 record across all competitions. The visiting side ended a four-match losing streak with a 3-1 home win over Enesia in its most recent outing. Earlier this season, Prisons XI Gaborone lost 3-0 at Nico United, 1-0 at Sua Flamingoes, 1-0 at home to BDF XI and 2-1 at Gaborone Utd. The win over Enesia was the club’s first victory and its most productive attacking display of the season. Prisons XI Gaborone will aim to carry that scoring form into its trip to Palapye.

The fixture opens a busy stretch for Prisons XI Gaborone, which is scheduled to host Matebele and Centre Chiefs in upcoming league matches. Morupule Wanderers FC will next travel to BDF XI before returning home to face Extension Gunners FC. Both clubs are working through the early portion of the schedule, with points at a premium.

Morupule Wanderers FC has relied on a compact defensive shape, conceding twice in three matches across all competitions. The club has yet to score multiple goals in a game this season. Prisons XI Gaborone has conceded at least one goal in each of its five matches and has been shut out three times, though the recent win over Enesia offered a lift.

The home side will look to use familiar surroundings against an opponent that has struggled for consistency away from home. Prisons XI Gaborone’s only victory came at home, and its away results this season include losses at Nico United, Sua Flamingoes and Gaborone Utd. Morupule Wanderers FC, meanwhile, has drawn both of its home matches and lost its lone away match.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Morupule Wanderers FC 1, Prisons XI Gaborone 0. Interstat’s ELO system gives Morupule Wanderers FC a 77.4 percent probability to win.