First Division match preview: Mbombela United versus Ajax Cape Town

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Competition: South Africa First Division
Date: Sun 25.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: KaNyamazane Stadium (15000 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at KaNyamazane Stadium in the First Division. Mbombela United is in 12th position and welcome Ajax Cape Town in 2nd place. Read all about the match here!

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.

Ajax Cape Town have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Mbombela United form and stats

Last season, Mbombela United's league statistics were 12 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the First Division. Over these 30 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 30. Playing at home last season Mbombela United managed 8-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 11 conceded.

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Ajax Cape Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Ajax Cape Town performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 7 with 14/17 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Mbombela United, 0 draws and 2 wins for Ajax Cape Town. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

M. Zimu
8 goals
T. Mukumela
7 goals

Mbombela United missing players

Ajax Cape Town missing players

Mbombela United Ajax Cape Town
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 100%
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 2
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 10
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Mbombela United Last season Ajax Cape Town
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
0 0   Played   0 1
0 0   Won   0 1
0 0   Drew   0 0
0 0   Lost   0 0
0 0   Scored   0 3
0 0   Conceded   0 2
0% 0%   Over 0.5   0% 100%
0% 0%   Over 1.5   0% 100%
0% 0%   Over 2.5   0% 100%
0% 0%   Over 3.5   0% 100%
0% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 100%
0% 0%   BTTS   0% 100%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets   0% 0%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 0%
 
0 0   Corners For (avg)   0 2
0 0   Corners Against (avg)   0 10
0 0   Yellow Cards (avg)   0 1
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

Mbombela United
All First Division Nedbank Cup
All Home Away
06-04-19 FD Mbombela United 1 - 1 Uthongathi
13-04-19 FD Witbank Spurs 0 - 1 Mbombela United
21-04-19 FD Mbombela United 1 - 3 Real Kings
28-04-19 FD Maccabi 3 - 0 Mbombela United
05-05-19 FD Mbombela United 0 - 2 Ajax Cape Town
25-08-19 FD Mbombela United 13:00 Ajax Cape Town
31-08-19 FD Mbombela United 13:00 Free State Stars
15-09-19 FD JDR Stars 13:00 Mbombela United
21-09-19 FD TS Sporting 13:00 Mbombela United
28-09-19 FD Mbombela United 13:00 Tshakhuma
Ajax Cape Town
All First Division League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup
All Home Away
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 3 - 2 Free State Stars
25-08-19 FD Mbombela United 13:00 Ajax Cape Town
01-09-19 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
28-09-19 FD Ajax Cape Town 13:00 Royal Eagles

  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 Richards Bay 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
2 Ajax Cape Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Tshakhuma 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Free State Stars 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
5 Cape Umoya United 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
6 Maccabi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 University of Pretoria 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
7 JDR Stars 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Jomo Cosmos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 TS Galaxy 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Moroka Swallows 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
11 TS Sporting 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
12 Mbombela United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Real Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Royal Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Uthongathi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Steenberg United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 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 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

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