World Cup Qualification · Sunday 15 April 1973 · Lusaka, Zambia
Zambia 4–2 Ethiopia (15 Apr 1973): Result & Goals
Goals
- 43'
Tariku IngdawerkEthiopia - 47'
Burton MugalaZambia - 62'Boniface Simutowe penZambia
- 71'Moses SimwalaZambia
- 79'Kassahun Teka penEthiopia
- 83'Joseph MapulangaZambia
Pre-match prediction
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Zambia winDrawEthiopia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Zambia and Ethiopia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Zambia 1 wins, Ethiopia 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ethiopia 0–0 Zambia on 1 April 1973 (World Cup Qualification).
- Zambia won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Ethiopia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Zambia 1568, Ethiopia 1399 — Zambia were favourites.
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Ethiopia1 Apr 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Lesotho8 Oct 1972 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Lesotho4 Oct 1972 · International Friendly
- 6–1 vs Lesotho4 Jun 1972 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Lesotho30 Apr 1972 · World Cup Qualification
Ethiopia: last 5 matches
- 0–3 vs Tanzania8 Apr 1973 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Tanzania8 Apr 1973 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Zambia1 Apr 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Sudan10 Mar 1973 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Tanzania10 Dec 1972 · World Cup Qualification