Struggling Bizana Pondo Chiefs will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Free State Stars in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Bizana Pondo Chiefs have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Gladafrica Championship
- Free State Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bizana Pondo Chiefs form and stats
3-6-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Gladafrica Championship numbers at home for Bizana Pondo Chiefs, who have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Gladafrica Championship, so far this season.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bizana Pondo Chiefs here at Princess Magogo Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). Bizana Pondo Chiefs have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Free State Stars form and stats
Playing away, Free State Stars have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Gladafrica Championship this season. State has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
State have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. State are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Free State Stars - Bizana 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  M. Saleng 9 goals |  M. Bilankulu 4 goals | L. Nguse 2 goals |
Bizana Pondo Chiefs missing players
Free State Stars missing players
| Bizana Pondo Chiefs | Free State Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 30 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 78% | 55% | 25% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 55% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 74% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 57% |
| 26% | 55% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 26% |
| 57% | 55% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 40% |
- Bizana Pondo Chiefs have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Gladafrica Championship
- Free State Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Richards Bay | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | TS Sporting | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Sekhukhune United | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Free State Stars | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | Jomo Cosmos | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | Royal AM | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Uthongathi | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Cape Umoya United | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 10 | University of Pretoria | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Polokwane City | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Cape Town All Stars | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Pretoria Callies | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Steenberg United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Ajax Cape Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 23 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -14 | 19 |