Real Kings will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Ajax Cape Town.
The hosts Real Kings saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Gladafrica Championship. Thankfully the previous game, versus Steenberg United, was also a home game here at King Zwelithini Stadium. The away team is better rested.
It's quite the trip for Ajax Cape Town when visiting Real Kings as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Real Kings form and stats
With 2 Gladafrica Championship wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Real Kings are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Real Kings crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Steenberg United here at King Zwelithini Stadium in a Gladafrica Championship match. Before that match, a win away at TS Galaxy.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Real Kings as they are travelling to their away game against Uthongathi in the Gladafrica Championship. That match is three days after this one.
Real Kings are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Real Kings's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ajax Cape Town form and stats
4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ajax Cape Town, who have the most scored goals (34) in Gladafrica Championship, in their Gladafrica Championship matches away.
Ajax Cape Town failed to get anything from their last game, a Gladafrica Championship home match vs TS Sporting (placed 13th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Steenberg United's place.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Gladafrica Championship trip to Royal Eagles.
Ajax Cape Town have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ajax Cape Town have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Real Kings won 0, Ajax Cape Town won 0 and 2 draws. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Real Kings missing players
Ajax Cape Town missing players
| Real Kings | Ajax Cape Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 34 |
| 20 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 88% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 89% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 88% |
| 65% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 76% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 53% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 71% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 88% | 76% |
| 24% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 18% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 8.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 4.1 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 0.5 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | 46 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 118 |
| 27 | 18 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 44 |
| 63% | 44% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 77% | 64% |
- Ajax Cape Town has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Ajax Cape Town has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Ajax Cape Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Ajax Cape Town has the most matches over the total-line (12)
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals (16) away
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals (34)
- Ajax Cape Town has the most scored goals in the second half (20)
- Ajax Cape Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ajax Cape Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ajax Cape Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 2 | Steenberg United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 | Uthongathi | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Real Kings | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Tshakhuma | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 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 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 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 | TS Sporting | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Mbombela United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 13 |