A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Linare play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Linare when playing on grass are 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat from two matches. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 1 time in these games.
Matlama form and stats
Matlama, who have the most scored goals (51) in Premier League, are steadily winning games and points here at Setsoto Stadium. 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Setsoto Stadium after three straight home wins.Matlama's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Sefotha-Fotha. The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Bantu.
A decent goal production from Matlama in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 matches. Matlama have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Linare form and stats
As the visiting team Linare have produced an overall stat of 3-7-2 so far.The supporters enjoyed Linare's previous game versus Likhopo, a Premier League 3-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw at Majantja's stadium before that.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Linare as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Linare - Matlama 0-4. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 1 win for Matlama, 0 draws and 0 wins for Linare. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.Matlama missing players
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| Matlama | Linare | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Won | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 51 | 23 | 11 | Scored | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 76% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 28% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 36% |
| 56% | 58% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 42% | 28% |
| 16% | 25% | 25% | Failed To Score | 67% | 42% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Matlama have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Matlama have scored more than double the goals of Linare.
| 09-02-19 | | Lioli | 0 - 1 | Matlama |
| 16-02-19 | | Matlama | 0 - 1 | Bantu |
| 23-02-19 | | Kick4Life | 1 - 3 | Matlama |
| 31-03-19 | | Matlama | 3 - 0 | Mazenod |
| 13-04-19 | | Likhopo | 0 - 2 | Matlama |
| 22-04-19 | | Matlama | 5 - 0 | Majantja |
| 28-04-19 | | Galaxy | 0 - 3 | Matlama |
| 04-05-19 | | Bantu | 2 - 1 | Matlama |
| 12-05-19 | | Matlama | 2 - 0 | Sefotha-Fotha |
| 18-05-19 | | Matlama | 13:00 | Linare |
| 02-02-19 | | Linare | 0 - 1 | LMPS |
| 16-02-19 | | Linare | 0 - 1 | Lioli |
| 20-02-19 | | Lesotho Defence Force | 1 - 0 | Linare |
| 24-02-19 | | Bantu | 1 - 1 | Linare |
| 31-03-19 | | Linare | 1 - 1 | Galaxy |
| 13-04-19 | | Mazenod | 0 - 1 | Linare |
| 19-04-19 | | Linare | 1 - 2 | Kick4Life |
| 27-04-19 | | Majantja | 1 - 1 | Linare |
| 12-05-19 | | Linare | 3 - 0 | Likhopo |
| 18-05-19 | | Matlama | 13:00 | Linare |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Matlama | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 59 |
| 2 | Bantu | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 57 |
| 3 | LCS | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 49 |
| 4 | Lesotho Defence Force | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 41 |
| 5 | Lioli | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Kick4Life | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -3 | 35 |
| 7 | LMPS | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Liphakoe Football Club | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Sefotha-Fotha | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Likhopo | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 29 |
| 11 | Linare | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Galaxy | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -17 | 19 |
| 13 | Mazenod | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 27 | -30 | 18 |
| 14 | Majantja | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 34 | -31 | 17 |
