Season ticket holders at Goble Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Free State Stars languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting Moroka Swallows will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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!
Free State Stars form and stats
Free State Stars have played 5 Gladafrica Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). Free State Stars have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The points were shared in Free State Stars's previous game, also at home. Visiting Steenberg United (placed 6th) travelled back with a point after a 2-2 scoreline. 1-1 away at JDR Stars before that.
Free State Stars are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 attempts. Free State Stars are not conceding a lot of goals here at Goble Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Moroka Swallows, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Gladafrica Championship, playing as the away team in the Gladafrica Championship this season. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Moroka Swallows have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the AmaZulu game.
Moroka Swallows failed to get anything from their last game, a Gladafrica Championship home match vs JDR Stars (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-2. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Richards Bay.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Moroka Swallows's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. 6 goals have been conceded by Moroka Swallows in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Free State Stars victories, 2 draws and 6 Moroka Swallows wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Free State Stars missing players
Moroka Swallows missing players
| Free State Stars | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 91% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 82% |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 45% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 55% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 80% | 36% |
| 3.6 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 0.6 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Free State Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
- Free State Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Moroka Swallows have scored away.
- Free State Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Free State Stars have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Moroka Swallows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Moroka Swallows have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Moroka Swallows have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Uthongathi | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Ajax Cape Town | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | University of Pretoria | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Tshakhuma | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Steenberg United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Richards Bay | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Cape Umoya United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Moroka Swallows | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | TS Galaxy | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Free State Stars | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Mbombela United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |