Another action-packed fixture in Gladafrica Championship as Moroka Swallows welcome Steenberg United

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Competition: South Africa Gladafrica Championship
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Makhulong Stadium (10000 seats)

2nd position in the Gladafrica Championship table for Moroka Swallows so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Steenberg United visits Makhulong Stadium.

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!

Swallows are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Steenberg United are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Moroka Swallows form and stats

When playing at home in the Gladafrica Championship, Moroka Swallows have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 395 minutes.

A strong away win for Moroka Swallows against Ajax Cape Town the last match. Before that, Moroka Swallows had a home game versus Real Kings which ended with a victory 1-0.

There will be little rest for Moroka Swallows after this match as they are travelling to Richards Bay for a Gladafrica Championship game in only three days.

Swallows has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. On the other hand, Swallows have conceded 13 goals.

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Steenberg United form and stats

Steenberg United have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Gladafrica Championship, after 3-4-6 (13 played). The last three matches for Steenberg have all ended in a draw. Visiting Steenberg has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to TS Sporting (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The Gladafrica Championship match ended in a draw 1-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Jomo Cosmos in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Steenberg United as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Steenberg have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Steenberg United - Swallows 2-1 entered in the official records.

Moroka Swallows missing players

Steenberg United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Moroka Swallows Steenberg United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
14 7 0 Won W 1 3 9
6 3 1 Drew D 0 4 10
7 3 3 Lost L 3 6 8
34 17 4 Scored S 4 12 33
26 13 7 Conceded C 9 18 33
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
59% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 70%
52% 46% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 46% 44%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 19%
11% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 11%
52% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 67%
41% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 19%
22% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 22%
 
4.1 4.8 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.1 3.3
3.1 3.4 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.3 4.6
1.2 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
199 122 34 Total Shots T S 32 58 161
73 49 10 Shots on Target S O 13 20 59
36% 33% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 40% 47%
Key stats in Gladafrica Championship this season:
  • Steenberg United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 27 16 3 8 45 35 13 9 1 3 22 16 14 7 2 5 23 19 10 51
2 Moroka Swallows 27 14 6 7 34 26 13 7 3 3 17 13 14 7 3 4 17 13 8 48
3 Tshakhuma 27 13 5 9 34 27 13 9 3 1 21 7 14 4 2 8 13 20 7 44
4 Uthongathi 27 10 13 4 31 23 13 3 7 3 13 12 14 7 6 1 18 11 8 43
5 Real Kings 27 10 10 7 36 28 13 4 4 5 17 15 14 6 6 2 19 13 8 40
6 Free State Stars 27 9 12 6 37 29 14 5 8 1 21 12 13 4 4 5 16 17 8 39
7 JDR Stars 27 10 9 8 40 35 14 7 3 4 22 16 13 3 6 4 18 19 5 39
8 University of Pretoria 27 9 10 8 37 37 14 6 5 3 22 17 13 3 5 5 15 20 0 37
9 Steenberg United 27 9 10 8 33 33 14 6 6 2 21 15 13 3 4 6 12 18 0 37
10 TS Galaxy 27 7 12 8 27 28 14 3 8 3 16 15 13 4 4 5 11 13 -1 33
11 Cape Umoya United 27 9 6 12 30 32 13 7 0 6 15 13 14 2 6 6 15 19 -2 33
12 Richards Bay 27 8 8 11 26 34 13 4 3 6 16 18 14 4 5 5 10 16 -8 32
13 Mbombela United 27 7 8 12 24 26 14 5 5 4 15 10 13 2 3 8 9 16 -2 28
14 TS Sporting 27 5 13 9 23 30 14 3 7 4 11 12 13 2 6 5 12 18 -7 28
15 Jomo Cosmos 27 6 8 13 19 33 13 3 4 6 9 13 14 3 4 7 10 20 -14 26
16 Royal Eagles 27 4 7 16 29 49 14 3 3 8 17 26 13 1 4 8 12 23 -20 19

Table
  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 27 16 3 8 45 35 13 9 1 3 22 16 14 7 2 5 23 19 10 51
2 Moroka Swallows 27 14 6 7 34 26 13 7 3 3 17 13 14 7 3 4 17 13 8 48
3 Tshakhuma 27 13 5 9 34 27 13 9 3 1 21 7 14 4 2 8 13 20 7 44
4 Uthongathi 27 10 13 4 31 23 13 3 7 3 13 12 14 7 6 1 18 11 8 43
5 Real Kings 27 10 10 7 36 28 13 4 4 5 17 15 14 6 6 2 19 13 8 40
6 Free State Stars 27 9 12 6 37 29 14 5 8 1 21 12 13 4 4 5 16 17 8 39
7 JDR Stars 27 10 9 8 40 35 14 7 3 4 22 16 13 3 6 4 18 19 5 39
8 University of Pretoria 27 9 10 8 37 37 14 6 5 3 22 17 13 3 5 5 15 20 0 37
9 Steenberg United 27 9 10 8 33 33 14 6 6 2 21 15 13 3 4 6 12 18 0 37
10 TS Galaxy 27 7 12 8 27 28 14 3 8 3 16 15 13 4 4 5 11 13 -1 33
11 Cape Umoya United 27 9 6 12 30 32 13 7 0 6 15 13 14 2 6 6 15 19 -2 33
12 Richards Bay 27 8 8 11 26 34 13 4 3 6 16 18 14 4 5 5 10 16 -8 32
13 Mbombela United 27 7 8 12 24 26 14 5 5 4 15 10 13 2 3 8 9 16 -2 28
14 TS Sporting 27 5 13 9 23 30 14 3 7 4 11 12 13 2 6 5 12 18 -7 28
15 Jomo Cosmos 27 6 8 13 19 33 13 3 4 6 9 13 14 3 4 7 10 20 -14 26
16 Royal Eagles 27 4 7 16 29 49 14 3 3 8 17 26 13 1 4 8 12 23 -20 19

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