Mbombela United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 15th position in the Gladafrica Championship table. Visiting JDR Stars holds 6th place with 31 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Mbombela United form and stats
Mbombela United have collected 12 points from their Gladafrica Championship home games so far after 3-3-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 204 minutes without scoring a league goal. F. Badenhorst was the last player to find the net.
Mbombela United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Real Kings (placed 8th). A Gladafrica Championship defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Moroka Swallows.
Heartbreak for Mbombela United in their last match as Real Kings's D. Brown scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Mbombela United has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, Mbombela United have conceded only 8 goals.
JDR Stars form and stats
As the visiting team in Gladafrica Championship matches, JDR Stars have produced an overall stat of 3-5-3 so far.
JDR Stars's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Royal Eagles that finished 2-2. A 1-2 loss hosting Richards Bay before that.
JDR Stars are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. In the opposite end, JDR Stars have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was JDR Stars - Mbombela United 3-1, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Mbombela United victory, zero draws and one JDR Stars win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Mbombela United missing players
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| Mbombela United | JDR Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | 11 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 95% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 91% | 90% |
| 29% | 40% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 62% |
| 14% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 76% |
| 33% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 52% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 2.9 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 68 | 166 |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 31 | 70 |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 39% |
- JDR Stars have scored more than double the goals of Mbombela United.
- JDR Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mbombela United has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Mbombela United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mbombela United have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Ajax Cape Town | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 42 |
| 2 | Uthongathi | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | Steenberg United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | University of Pretoria | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Real Kings | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | Richards Bay | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Cape Umoya United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 15 | Mbombela United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 15 |