Hunters v Highlanders prediction · Premier Soccer League

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

HuntersDrawHighlanders

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 13:00

Before kick-off · Match result · Draw 35%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

A draw is the likeliest result.

The Pitchside prediction: Hunters 33%, draw 35%, Highlanders 33%. Over 2.5 goals 28%, both teams to score 37%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

Hunters win33%

Draw35%

Highlanders win33%

Kick-offSUN 25 OCT · 13:00

RoundMatchday 32

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Hunters

Highlanders

8Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe)

Last match: 18 Oct · Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe)

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
8	Highlanders	31	+4	43
12	Hunters	31	−10	35

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · drawFirst published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

35% The market–

Us35%

We make the draw a 35% chance. The model expects 0.9–0.9, and 0–0 is the single most likely score at 17%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Hunters v Highlanders~~0.92 – 0.91

~~Form · last six in Premier Soccer League this season · since 1 Aug~~W3 D2 L1 · W1 D3 L2

~~Table places · points 35 v 43~~12 v 8

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Hunters win	33%	–	–
Draw	35%	–	–
Highlanders win	33%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	28%	–	–
Both teams to score	37%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	56%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	12%	–	–
Hunters or draw	67%	–	–
Hunters clean sheet	40%	–	–
Highlanders clean sheet	40%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–0 at 17.3%

0123450 17.3 13.5 6.7 2.1 1 13.6 14.3 6.0 2 6.8 6.1 2.8 3 2.1 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Hunters down, Highlanders across0–5 goals a side shown (99.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 1,807 Premier Soccer League matches up to 18 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Premier Soccer League matches have gone over 2.5 in 30.9% of games this season, across 278 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 1 previous meeting since 2026 in every competition we cover, 3.00 goals a meeting; 1 of 1 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Hunters at home: 0.67 scored, 1.33 conceded a game (last 6). Highlanders away: 0.83 scored, 1.33 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

0.92 goals for Hunters, 0.91 for Highlanders. Most likely score 0–0.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

1 meeting since 2026

~~Goals a meeting~~3.00

~~Over 2.5~~1 of 1

~~Both scored~~1 of 1

~~Last meetings~~HIG 2–1 HUN

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier Soccer League this season · since 1 Aug

HUNTERS

DLDWWW0–0 · 1–2 · 0–0 · 1–0 · 2–1 · 3–2

HIGHLANDERS

DWDLLD1–1 · 2–0 · 0–0 · 0–1 · 0–1 · 0–0

The table

2026

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Hardrock	31	+35	66
2	Scotland Mabvuku	30	+34	61
3	Ngezi Platinum	32	+13	56
4	Dynamos	32	+17	52
5	CAPS United	31	+11	51
6	Herentals	32	−1	48
7	MWOS	31	+10	45
8	Highlanders	31	+4	43
9	Platinum	32	0	43
10	Chicken Inn	31	−1	43
11	Simba Bhora	31	0	39
12	Hunters	31	−10	35
13	Kariba	32	−9	33
14	Bulawayo Chiefs	31	−12	31
15	Agama	31	−21	28
16	Triangle United	31	−17	24
17	TelOne	31	−23	22
18	Manica Diamonds	31	−30	21