Free State Stars and JDR Stars have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Gladafrica Championship.
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.
State are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Stars most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Free State Stars form and stats
Free State Stars have collected 23 points from their Gladafrica Championship home games so far after 5-8-1.
A strong away win for State against TS Galaxy the last match. Prior to that, an away loss at Jomo Cosmos.
A decent goal production from State in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 14 league matches. From these home matches, State have conceded only 12 goals.
JDR Stars form and stats
3 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of JDR Stars playing as the away team in the Gladafrica Championship this season. Visiting Stars has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Stars go into this game after a win, the home game against Ajax Cape Town that ended 2-1.
JDR Stars are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Stars's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the JDR Stars - State 1-1 earlier this season.Free State Stars missing players
JDR Stars missing players
| Free State Stars | JDR Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 39 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 45 |
| 31 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 79% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 41% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 59% |
| 24% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 38% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 59% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 28% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 21% | 21% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 3.4 | 0.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 1.3 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 131 | 14 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 73 | 207 |
| 56 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 32 | 82 |
| 54% | 280% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | 38% |
- Free State Stars has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
- Free State Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Free State Stars have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- JDR Stars 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 | Moroka Swallows | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 54 |
| 2 | Ajax Cape Town | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
| 3 | Tshakhuma | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 48 |
| 4 | Real Kings | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Uthongathi | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 44 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Free State Stars | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Steenberg United | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Cape Umoya United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Richards Bay | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Mbombela United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | TS Sporting | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 29 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -22 | 20 |