Struggling TS Sporting will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Real Kings in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
TS Sporting are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Kings are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
TS Sporting form and stats
3-7-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Gladafrica Championship numbers at home for TS Sporting so far this season. With seven home Gladafrica Championship games in a row without a win, the TS Sporting fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Cape Umoya United game long ago, can be stopped today. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as TS Sporting has six draws from their last six matches.
An away draw last time out for TS Sporting, facing Tshakhuma in a game that ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Steenberg United.
TS Sporting are traveling soon after this match as the Gladafrica Championship match at Cape Umoya United awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for TS Sporting here at Kabokweni Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 14 games). TS Sporting are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kabokweni Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.
Real Kings form and stats
As the visiting team in Gladafrica Championship matches, Real Kings have produced an overall stat of 6-6-2 so far.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kings are hosting Richards Bay in the Gladafrica Championship only four days away.
Kings have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Kings have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Real Kings - TS Sporting 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (TS Sporting wins - draws - Real Kings wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Chauke 7 goals | W. Nkosi 4 goals |
TS Sporting missing players
Real Kings missing players
| TS Sporting | Real Kings | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 37 |
| 31 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| 79% | 71% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 82% |
| 29% | 21% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 21% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 79% | 68% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 39% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 18% |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 0.6 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 52 | 109 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 64% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 120% | 62% | 50% |
- Real Kings have created more than twice as many corners as TS Sporting.
- Real Kings have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- TS Sporting has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- TS Sporting has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9)
- TS Sporting has the most dropped points from leading position (20)
- TS Sporting 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 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 54 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | Tshakhuma | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 45 |
| 4 | Uthongathi | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Real Kings | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | Free State Stars | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Steenberg United | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Richards Bay | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 35 |
| 11 | Cape Umoya United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Mbombela United | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | TS Sporting | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 29 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -20 | 20 |