Ajax Cape Town and Moroka Swallows are both riding high in the Gladafrica Championship with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's no vacation for neither Ajax nor Moroka Swallows as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Moroka Swallows, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
Ajax Cape Town are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Swallows are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Ajax Cape Town form and stats
Ajax Cape Town, who have the most scored goals (45) in Gladafrica Championship, have performed here at Cape Town Stadium this season with 9 wins from 12 Gladafrica Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. There’s a good atmosphere here at Cape Town Stadium after three straight home wins.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Richards Bay in a game that was won 1-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as University of Pretoria are coming to town in four days.
Ajax have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cape Town Stadium with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Ajax's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Gladafrica Championship travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
305 minutes! That's how long the Swallows goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Swallows won their last game, 1-0 versus Real Kings played at home.
Swallows are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Moroka Swallows have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Moroka Swallows - Ajax 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ajax won three, Moroka Swallows won four and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Ajax Cape Town missing players
Moroka Swallows missing players
| Ajax Cape Town | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 45 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 34 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 85% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 54% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 23% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 65% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 15% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 19% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 23% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | 116 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 63 | 185 |
| 65 | 44 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 65 |
| 49% | 50% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 56% | 38% |
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals (45)
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Ajax Cape Town has the the best goal difference (+11)
- Ajax Cape Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ajax Cape Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Moroka Swallows have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Moroka Swallows have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax Cape Town | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 51 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 45 |
| 3 | Tshakhuma | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
| 4 | Uthongathi | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Real Kings | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Free State Stars | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Steenberg United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Richards Bay | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 31 |
| 11 | TS Galaxy | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Cape Umoya United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Mbombela United | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | TS Sporting | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 19 |