There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Moroka Swallows leading Jomo Cosmos by 11 points.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Moroka Swallows have to build on here at Dobsonville Stadium in the Gladafrica Championship. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Happy days for Moroka Swallows in their previous game, a Gladafrica Championship match away at JDR Stars (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Moroka Swallows had a home game versus Cape Umoya United which ended with a victory 2-1.
A decent goal production from Moroka Swallows in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Moroka Swallows defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Jomo Cosmos form and stats
There's been little loot from Jomo Cosmos's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Gladafrica Championship. Jomo Cosmos only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
Jomo Cosmos won their last game, 2-1 versus TS Sporting played at home. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Steenberg United.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Jomo Cosmos as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. The Jomo Cosmos manager E. Sono has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Jomo Cosmos - Moroka Swallows 0-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Moroka Swallows 5 wins, 3 draws and Jomo Cosmos 2 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Moroka Swallows missing players
Jomo Cosmos missing players
| Moroka Swallows | Jomo Cosmos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 71% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 59% |
| 65% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 18% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 59% | 88% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 47% |
| 29% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 4.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | 75 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 43 | 65 |
| 34 | 28 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 14 | 23 |
| 47% | 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 36% | 30% |
- Jomo Cosmos has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Jomo Cosmos has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
- Jomo Cosmos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Jomo Cosmos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jomo Cosmos have yet to win a game away.
- Moroka Swallows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Moroka Swallows have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jomo Cosmos have scored away.
- Moroka Swallows have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Moroka Swallows have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Moroka Swallows haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Ajax Cape Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | Uthongathi | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Steenberg United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | Real Kings | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Tshakhuma | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | University of Pretoria | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | JDR Stars | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Richards Bay | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Cape Umoya United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Mbombela United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 15 | TS Sporting | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 13 |