The Sunday Mail
CAPS UNITED have won just once at Barbourfields over the past 15 seasons. The Harare side also has an inferior head-to-head record against Highlands going into today’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League top of the table clash in the City of Kings and Queens.
Last season’s 1-0 win, courtesy of a rare Stephen Makatuka goal on May 3, was the only time Makepekepe tasted a league win at Emagumeni.
Bosso have secured 10 wins at their favourite hunting ground in that period, while four clashes have ended in draws.
Highlanders’ dominance over Caps United is not only confined to Barbourfields.
They have won 13 of the last 30 league Battle of the Cities editions compared to Makepekepe’s 10. Seven of those meetings failed to produce a winner.
Caps United tend to fire blanks against Highlanders at today’s match venue and have scored just once at BF over the past six seasons.
On their day, Bosso can run riot at Barbourfields and have scored three or more against Caps United on four occasions since 2001.
This fixture has produced a bumper harvest of goals and in one fortnight in 2004, a total of 13 goals were scored in 180 minutes of action.
The two rivals drew 3-3 at Barbourfields before Bosso stunned an on-fire Caps United 4-3 at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.
However, on current form, the Lloyd Chitembwe-coached Green Machine are marginally a better side than Highlanders, having collected 11 out of a possible 15 points with three wins and two draws. On the other hand Bosso coach Erol Akbay’s charges have a point less with three wins, a draw and a loss.
Caps United are top of the table with 29 points, two ahead of Bosso who have a game in hand.
Highlanders v Caps Utd
2001 – Highlanders 1-1 Caps United; Caps United 2-0 Highlanders
2002 – Highlanders 1-0 Caps United; Caps United 1-2 Highlanders
2003 – Highlanders 3-2 Caps United; Caps United 1-2 Highlanders
2004 – Highlanders 3-3 Caps United; Caps United 3-4 Highlanders
2005 – Highlanders 2-1 Caps United; Caps United 0-0 Highlanders
2006 – Highlanders 1-0 Caps United; Caps United 2-1 Highlanders
2007 – Caps United 1-0 Highlanders; Highlanders 3-0 Caps United
2008 – Highlanders 1-0 Caps United; Caps United 4-1 Highlanders
2009 – Highlanders 2-2 Caps United; Caps United 0-0 Highlanders
2010 – Caps United 3-1 Highlanders; Highlanders 1-0 Caps United
2011 – Highlanders 1-0 Caps United; Caps United 3-1 Highlanders
2012 – Highlanders 1-0 Caps United; Caps United 0-2 Highlanders
2013 – Caps United 2-1 Highlanders; Highlanders 0-0 Caps United
2014 – Highlanders 4-0 Caps United; Caps United 4-0 Highlanders
2015 – Highlanders 0-1 Caps United; Caps United 3-1 Highlanders
Highlanders’ last 5 games
Mutare 0-0 Highlanders
Chicken Inn 2-0 Highlanders
Highlanders 1-0 ZPC Kariba
Highlanders 2-0 Border Strikers
How Mine 0-2 Highlanders
Caps Utd’s last 5 games
Caps United 2-0 Tsholotsho
FC Platinum 0-0 Caps United
Caps United 1-1 Hwange
Caps United 2-1 Bulawayo City
Mutare City 0-2 Caps United
