With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Gladafrica Championship game of the season. Cape Umoya United look forward to welcoming Free State Stars in front of their home support.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Free State Stars have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Cape Umoya United form and stats
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Steenberg United are coming to town in three days.
Last season, Cape Umoya United's league statistics were 9 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Gladafrica Championship. Over these 30 matches they scored 33 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Cape Umoya United managed 7-1-7 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 17 conceded.
Free State Stars form and stats
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pretoria Callies in just four days.
Let's have a look at how Free State Stars performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 12 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 18/19 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Umoya victory, one draw and zero Free State Stars wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Cape Umoya United missing players
Free State Stars missing players
| Cape Umoya United | Free State Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cape Umoya United | Last season | Free State Stars | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 63% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 23% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 60% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 27% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.6 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 48% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 71% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sekhukhune United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Cape Umoya United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | University of Pretoria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Uthongathi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ajax Cape Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Cape Town All Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | JDR Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Polokwane City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Free State Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Richards Bay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Real Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 57 |
| 2 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 57 |
| 3 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 48 |
| 4 | Real Kings | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Uthongathi | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | JDR Stars | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Steenberg United | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | University of Pretoria | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Cape Umoya United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Richards Bay | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Mbombela United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | TS Sporting | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -22 | 21 |