Can Ajax Cape Town beat Free State Stars in Athlone Stadium clash?

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Competition: South Africa First Division
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Athlone Stadium (34000 seats)

New season, new opportunities: Here's what you need to know before the Ajax Cape Town - Free State Stars match!

It's quite the trip for Free State Stars when visiting Ajax Cape Town as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

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Ajax Cape Town form and stats

Last season, Ajax Cape Town's league statistics were 15 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the First Division. Over these 30 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Ajax Cape Town managed 9-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 12 conceded.

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Free State Stars form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Free State Stars as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 6 victories from 30 games, relegation was a fact. Free State Stars's manager N. Kavazović are hoping to lead the team right back to Premier League at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Ajax Cape Town victories, 4 draws and 3 Free State Stars wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Mukumela
7 goals
T. Morris
6 goals
H. Tchilimbou
6 goals

Ajax Cape Town missing players

Free State Stars missing players

Ajax Cape Town Free State Stars
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
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
Ajax Cape Town Last season Free State Stars
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
30 15   Played   15 30
15 9   Won   2 6
6 4   Drew   4 9
9 2   Lost   9 15
41 27   Scored   12 31
29 12   Conceded   26 47
87% 87%   Over 0.5   93% 97%
60% 67%   Over 1.5   73% 77%
47% 47%   Over 2.5   53% 50%
20% 27%   Over 3.5   20% 27%
10% 13%   Over 4.5   13% 10%
40% 40%   BTTS   60% 60%
43% 53%   Clean Sheets   7% 10%
30% 20%   Failed To Score   40% 33%
 
4.5 4.7   Corners For (avg)   4.7 5.6
4.4 3.7   Corners Against (avg)   4.5 4.1
1.2 1.3   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.2 2.1
1 1   Red Cards   3 5
Key stats last season:
  • Ajax Cape Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ajax Cape Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Free State Stars have scored away.
  • Free State Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Free State Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Free State Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Ajax Cape Town
All First Division League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup
All Home Away
06-04-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 5 - 0 Witbank Spurs
14-04-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 1 - 0 Cape Umoya United
20-04-19 FD Royal Eagles 3 - 1 Ajax Cape Town
28-04-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 1 - 2 Uthongathi
05-05-19 FD Mbombela United 0 - 2 Ajax Cape Town
17-08-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 13:00 Free State Stars
24-08-19 FD Mbombela United 13:00 Ajax Cape Town
30-08-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 13:00 Uthongathi
15-09-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 13:00 Tshakhuma
22-09-19 FD TS Galaxy 13:00 Ajax Cape Town
Free State Stars
All CAF Confederations Cup First Division League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-04-19 PL Highlands Park 1 - 1 Free State Stars
24-04-19 PL Free State Stars 2 - 2 Baroka
28-04-19 PL Golden Arrows 2 - 1 Free State Stars
04-05-19 PL Kaizer Chiefs 1 - 1 Free State Stars
11-05-19 PL Free State Stars 0 - 1 Mamelodi Sundowns
17-08-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 13:00 Free State Stars
25-08-19 FD Free State Stars 13:00 University of Pretoria
31-08-19 FD Mbombela United 13:00 Free State Stars
14-09-19 FD Free State Stars 13:00 TS Sporting
22-09-19 FD Richards Bay 13:00 Free State Stars

Last season 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 Stellenbosch 30 16 8 6 45 21 15 8 5 2 23 10 15 8 3 4 22 11 24 56
2 Royal Eagles 30 15 8 7 42 22 15 8 5 2 26 11 15 7 3 5 16 11 20 53
3 Tshakhuma 30 14 9 7 39 26 15 10 1 4 21 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 13 51
4 Ajax Cape Town 30 15 6 9 41 29 15 9 4 2 27 12 15 6 2 7 14 17 12 51
5 Uthongathi 30 11 11 8 30 24 15 7 4 4 15 8 15 4 7 4 15 16 6 44
6 Mbombela United 30 12 8 10 34 30 15 8 4 3 21 11 15 4 4 7 13 19 4 44
7 Richards Bay 30 11 9 10 28 34 15 8 4 3 18 13 15 3 5 7 10 21 -6 42
8 TS Galaxy 30 9 11 10 31 28 15 5 7 3 19 15 15 4 4 7 12 13 3 38
9 TS Sporting 30 10 8 12 26 32 15 6 3 6 16 15 15 4 5 6 10 17 -6 38
10 Cape Umoya United 30 9 10 11 26 28 15 5 5 5 12 16 15 4 5 6 14 12 -2 37
11 Maccabi 30 9 9 12 33 36 15 5 2 8 15 16 15 4 7 4 18 20 -3 36
12 Real Kings 30 9 9 12 31 34 15 5 6 4 14 11 15 4 3 8 17 23 -3 36
13 Jomo Cosmos 30 8 11 11 27 29 15 6 6 3 13 9 15 2 5 8 14 20 -2 35
14 University of Pretoria 30 9 8 13 28 49 15 4 5 6 16 22 15 5 3 7 12 27 -21 35
15 Ubuntu Cape Town 30 9 7 14 31 38 15 7 4 4 23 14 15 2 3 10 8 24 -7 34
16 Witbank Spurs 30 5 6 19 23 55 15 2 4 9 13 28 15 3 2 10 10 27 -32 21
Last season 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 Mamelodi Sundowns 30 16 11 3 40 24 15 6 7 2 18 12 15 10 4 1 22 12 16 59
2 Orlando Pirates 30 15 12 3 44 24 15 7 7 1 25 12 15 8 5 2 19 12 20 57
3 Bidvest Wits 30 16 6 8 45 29 15 7 2 6 22 15 15 9 4 2 23 14 16 54
4 Cape Town City 30 13 9 8 47 35 15 7 6 2 28 18 15 6 3 6 19 17 12 48
5 Polokwane City 30 11 11 8 38 35 15 6 4 5 23 21 15 5 7 3 15 14 3 44
6 SuperSport United 30 12 8 10 29 28 15 7 4 4 17 11 15 5 4 6 12 17 1 44
7 Highlands Park 30 9 14 7 34 32 15 7 5 3 20 16 15 2 9 4 14 16 2 41
8 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 11 7 12 35 37 15 6 3 6 18 17 15 5 4 6 17 20 -2 40
9 Kaizer Chiefs 30 9 12 9 33 29 15 5 5 5 15 15 15 4 7 4 18 14 4 39
10 Golden Arrows 30 8 12 10 27 31 15 6 3 6 15 15 15 2 9 4 12 16 -4 36
11 AmaZulu 30 10 7 13 33 41 15 7 6 2 20 10 15 3 1 11 13 31 -8 31
12 Chippa United 30 7 9 14 27 35 15 4 4 7 11 14 15 3 5 7 16 21 -8 30
13 Black Leopards 30 7 9 14 30 46 15 6 4 5 17 14 15 1 5 9 13 32 -16 30
14 Baroka 30 6 11 13 27 37 15 2 7 6 14 19 15 4 4 7 13 18 -10 29
15 Maritzburg United 30 6 9 15 22 32 15 4 6 5 15 15 15 2 3 10 7 17 -10 27
16 Free State Stars 30 6 9 15 31 47 15 4 5 6 19 21 15 2 4 9 12 26 -16 27

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