It's fixture two of the Gladafrica Championship season and all to play for. Read our full preview of University of Pretoria-Jomo Cosmos!
Both crews have had ample time to rest since their previous game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!
University of Pretoria form and stats
The previous season, University of Pretoria's league stats were 9 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, producing 13th place in the Gladafrica Championship. During these 30 matches they scored 27 goals and let in 30. Performing as the host team in the previous season University of Pretoria produced 5-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 9 conceded.
The fans are hoping that University of Pretoria will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Gladafrica Championship game against JDR Stars (placed 2nd).
Heartbreak before that as Pretoria lost 1-2 at Cape Town Spurs's place.Jomo Cosmos form and stats
Let's have a look at how Jomo Cosmos performed last season in the Gladafrica Championship: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 11 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded 27 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 15/11 goals scored/conceded.
S. Gumede was the last player to score for the away team. Cosmos haven't scored a league goal in the last 194 minutes.
The manager E. Sono was unhappy after their last game, a Gladafrica Championship match played at their home ground Vosloorus Stadium. Jomo Cosmos suffered a 0-1 loss to Richards Bay (placed 4th).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Cape Umoya United.Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these crews: University of Pretoria won three, Jomo Cosmos were winners in three and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.University of Pretoria missing players
Jomo Cosmos missing players
| University of Pretoria | Jomo Cosmos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| University of Pretoria | Last season | Jomo Cosmos | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 15 | 25 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 53% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 13% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 33% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 40% | ||
| 37% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.7 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 17% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | TTM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Platinum City Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Richards Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | TS Sporting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Black Leopards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Polokwane City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cape Town Spurs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hungry Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Uthongathi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Venda FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Free State Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jomo Cosmos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Pretoria Callies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | University of Pretoria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Cape Town All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Kings | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 49 |
| 4 | TS Sporting | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Cape Umoya United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | Pretoria Callies | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Cape Town All Stars | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Uthongathi | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Polokwane City | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | University of Pretoria | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 14 | Cape Town Spurs | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 31 |
| 15 | Steenberg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 23 |