TS Sporting have journeyed here for an appealing game against the hosts Free State Stars. Get ready for the game with this full Gladafrica Championship preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for State and TS Sporting.
Free State Stars form and stats
Only two Gladafrica Championship home games for Free State Stars so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Free State Stars are confident in defense, having played 305 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for State in their previous game, a Gladafrica Championship match away at Pretoria Callies (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Before that, Free State Stars had a home game versus Venda FC which ended with a victory 1-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ajax Cape Town are coming to town in three days.
At Goble Park Stadium, Free State Stars has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
TS Sporting form and stats
TS Sporting are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Gladafrica Championship, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
181 minutes! That's how long the TS Sporting goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
TS Sporting delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against University of Pretoria (placed 10th) in their previous match; a Gladafrica Championship game.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Black Leopards.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Uthongathi in just four days.
3 goals so far away for TS Sporting, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Previous five meetings between these contenders: State won one, TS Sporting triumphed in two and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mokate 2 goals |  M. Sekola 1 goals | K. Mogaswa 1 goals |
Free State Stars missing players
TS Sporting missing players
| Free State Stars | TS Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 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% |
| Free State Stars | Last season | TS Sporting | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 41 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | ||
| 70% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 67% | ||
| 37% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 37% | ||
| 17% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 23% | ||
| 3% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 57% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 47% | ||
| 27% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | ||
| 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Platinum City Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Hungry Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Uthongathi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | TS Sporting | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Cape Town All Stars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | JDR Stars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Black Leopards | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Polokwane City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | University of Pretoria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Venda FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | TTM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Richards Bay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Ajax Cape Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Pretoria Callies | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 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 | Real Kings | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 49 |
| 4 | TS Sporting | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Cape Umoya United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | Pretoria Callies | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Cape Town All Stars | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Uthongathi | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Polokwane City | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | University of Pretoria | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 14 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 31 |
| 15 | Steenberg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 23 |