NAPSA Stars are back at Heroes Stadium as they host Kitwe giants Nkana FC in a match week-15 of the MTN Super League.
It has been a rough patch for the Pensioners who have not recorded a victory in their last five matches which have seen the Perry Mutapa-coached team record two draws and three losses.
But the team will get some consolation from their last match which saw them record a draw after three consecutive losses.
The Pensioners will this afternoon host Nkana FC who just like NAPSA Stars, have also struggled with consistency in the league so far.
Only two points are separating these two sides with NAPSA Stars sitting 11th on the log with 17 points while Nkana are 14th with 15points.
And the last time these two teams met was in the ABSA Cup which saw NAPSA Stars beat Nkana 4-2 on post-match penalties to progress to the final round of the competition and subsequently winning the title.
The Pensioners have had a good home record, with all their victories recorded at Heroes Stadium. The team has only lost two at home and drawn one. The rest of the draws have been on the road where they are yet to win.
MATCH OVERVIEW AND TEAM FORM
It has been a bumpy ride in the league for both sides so far with both teams still below the top 10 teams.
NAPSA Stars are 11th on the log with 17 points from four games won, five drawn and five lost.
Nkana FC on the other hand is 14th on the log with 15 points after three victories, five games drawn and six lost.
Both teams are wounded and desperately looking for a victory to sit on a better position on the log.
The Kitwe giants are coming into this match after recording a loss in their last match played against Power Dynamos FC.
NAPSA Stars are coming from recording their fourth draw against Nchanga Rangers.
TEAM NEWS
NAPSA Stars have been boosted with the arrival of Luka Banda who missed out on two matches owing to his National team call-up.
Central defender David Odhiambo is still out of the team nursing injury.
Nkana FC will also not be with their star player Alex Ngonga who is cut serving an indefinite suspension handed to him by the FA.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
It is no doubt that Nkana have dominated the victories between these two sides recording four in the last four seasons.
Before this, NAPSA Stars was the better side over Nkana but all this changed from the 2017 season.
But Coach Perry has continued to emphasize that he is new at NAPSA Stars with a lot of new players trying to write their own history with the Club.
HOW TO WATCH THIS MATCH
The match will not be televised. The match will be played at the National Heroes Stadium at 15hrs, with tickets being sold in Shoprite and ta the Stadium.
Fans that will not make it to the Stadium are advised to follow updates on NAPSA Stars FC Twitter and Facebook official pages.