The visiting Ajax Cape Town side should be favourites in this visit to Cape Umoya United, as the away team holds a 20 point advantage from their 22 league games this season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Cape Umoya United form and stats
Overall Gladafrica Championship stats at home this season for Cape Umoya United are 5-0-6 (wins-draw-losses). It's been an uphill battle for Cape Umoya United in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Mbombela United game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Cape Umoya United fans got no joy from their last match, a Gladafrica Championship game also here at Athlone Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Tshakhuma (placed 4th). 1-1 away at Uthongathi before that.
Cape Umoya United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Cape Umoya United have conceded 12 goals.
Ajax Cape Town form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ajax Cape Town, who have the most scored goals (43) in Gladafrica Championship, playing as the away team in the Gladafrica Championship this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Ajax Cape Town, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Jomo Cosmos (placed 14th) in the Gladafrica Championship last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Real Kings.
Ajax Cape Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 12 away games so far. 17 goals have been conceded by Ajax Cape Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Ajax Cape Town - Cape Umoya United 3-3. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Cape Umoya United, two draws and one win for Ajax Cape Town. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
| G. Hammers 7 goals |
Cape Umoya United missing players
Ajax Cape Town missing players
| Cape Umoya United | Ajax Cape Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | 43 |
| 27 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 55% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 86% |
| 45% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 75% | 77% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 50% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 27% |
| 55% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 83% | 77% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 8% | 9% |
| 32% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | 128 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 129 |
| 66 | 42 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 49 |
| 33% | 26% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 77% | 61% |
- Ajax Cape Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals (23) away
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals (43)
- 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 (26)
- Ajax Cape Town has the the best goal difference (+11)
- Ajax Cape Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cape Umoya United have scored home.
- Ajax Cape Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ajax Cape Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cape Umoya United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| 3 | Uthongathi | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Tshakhuma | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Steenberg United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | University of Pretoria | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Real Kings | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Richards Bay | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Cape Umoya United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Mbombela United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 15 |