The visiting Mbombela United side should be favourites in this visit to Maccabi, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 28 league games this season.
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.
Maccabi form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Maccabi have only managed 4 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses so far from their games here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium.A good away victory last time out for Maccabi, who won 2-1 against Richards Bay. Preceding that match was a defeat to Tshakhuma (0-3).
Maccabi aren't scoring a lot here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium with only 12 goals from 14 games. Maccabi have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Mbombela United form and stats
As the visiting team Mbombela United have produced an overall stat of 4-4-6 so far.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a First Division home defeat versus Real Kings with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Witbank Spurs.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mbombela United as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games. As opposed to that, Mbombela United have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mbombela United - Maccabi 6-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 0 wins for Maccabi, 0 draws and 1 win for Mbombela United.Maccabi missing players
Mbombela United missing players
| Maccabi | Mbombela United | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 30 | 12 | Scored | 13 | 34 |
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | 16 | 25 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 86% |
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 64% | 61% |
| 39% | 29% | Over 2.5 | 29% | 32% |
| 18% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 14% |
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 7% |
| 46% | 21% | Both teams to score | 50% | 43% |
| 25% | 29% | Clean Sheet | 21% | 39% |
| 36% | 57% | Failed To Score | 36% | 32% |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | Corners For (avg) | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| 3.4 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | Royal Eagles | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Stellenbosch | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Ajax Cape Town | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Tshakhuma | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Mbombela United | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 44 |
| 6 | Uthongathi | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Richards Bay | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | TS Sporting | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | University of Pretoria | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 35 |
| 11 | Cape Umoya United | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Maccabi | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Ubuntu Cape Town | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 31 |
| 15 | Real Kings | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 16 | Witbank Spurs | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -25 | 21 |