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Highlanders vs Manica Diamonds prediction and preview
18 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Highlanders host Manica Diamonds in the Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe) on 18 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Highlanders 0–0 Manica Diamonds.
Going into the match, Highlanders had won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 8 and conceding 10. Manica Diamonds had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 7 of their last 10, with 3 scored and 12 conceded.
Both teams scored in 4 of Highlanders's last 10 and 1 of Manica Diamonds's last 10; 1 and 2 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Highlanders averaged 0.92 goals scored and 0.58 conceded across 12 matches; away from home Manica Diamonds averaged 0.33 scored and 1.92 conceded across 12.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.21 goals from Highlanders and 0.45 from Manica Diamonds. From that it rates a home win at 54%, a draw at 33% and an away win at 13%. For the published pick itself the model gives 91%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Highlanders (green) and Manica Diamonds (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlanders | LLDWD | 0.80 | 1.00 | 40% | 10% |
| Manica Diamonds | DLLLL | 0.30 | 1.20 | 10% | 20% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Recent meetings
- 24 May 2026 · Manica Diamonds 0–0 Highlanders