THIS afternoon’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League battles across the country will determine the pacesetters going into round 11 as Highlanders stalk troubled Triangle at Gibbo and champions Dynamos step into the Colliery cauldron against Hwange.
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The competition has been stiff this season with the top spot shifting week-in week-out in the first 10 matches as dark horses How Mine went adrift on Thursday with a 2-1 win over Buffaloes at Sakubva Stadium.
But the lead is just slim as the gold miners, who claim the top spot for the second time this season, are ahead of Highlanders by just a point leading with 21 points from 10 games.
Highlanders with 20 points are also only a point ahead of Hwange and Dynamos, who have garnered 19 points apiece.
The Bulawayo giants, although yet to lose a match in 10 games, are coming from a 1-1 home draw against FC Platinum in an unconvincing display at Barbourfields Stadium last Sunday, coming back from behind.
Head coach Kelvin Kaindu is likely to embark on another reshuffling exercise this afternoon to put up a strong squad against Triangle who have only won one match at home, with another win being away to Buffaloes at Sakubva.
Triangle last won at home on April 13 when they beat Chiredzi 3-1 in the Lowveld derby that saw Lameck Nhamo notching a hatrick.
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Their last matches were two massive defeats, 0-4 to FC Platinum and 1-5 to ZPC Kariba and coach Biggie Zuze is hard-pressed for a home win against Highlanders this afternoon after the 0-1 loss to Dynamos in Harare last Sunday.
Struggling Triangle are on position 14 on the log-table with a mere eight points from two wins and two draws, having lost six times.
But Highlanders could be making wholesome changes especially on the right-back where Simon Munawa has been finding it difficult while midfielder Welcome Ndiweni could see himself in the starting line-up where Milton Ncube and Charles Sibanda had a bad day last Sunday.
Upfront, Bosso has Ozias Zibande, Knox Mutizwa, Gabriel Nyoni and Cleopas Dube with attacking midfielder Kudakwashe Mahachi providing the tonic.
