Kabokweni Stadium: TS Sporting vs University of Pretoria Gladafrica Championship preview

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Competition: South Africa Gladafrica Championship
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kabokweni Stadium (8000 seats)

TS Sporting hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 13th position in the Gladafrica Championship table. Visiting University of Pretoria holds 8th place with 25 pts.

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.

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TS Sporting form and stats

When playing at home in the Gladafrica Championship, TS Sporting have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.

TS Sporting are returning here after visiting Ajax Cape Town in a Gladafrica Championship game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as TS Sporting lost 1-2 at Jomo Cosmos's place.

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 (7 from 9 games). TS Sporting have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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University of Pretoria form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Gladafrica Championship. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as University of Pretoria have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for University of Pretoria, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Mbombela United in the Gladafrica Championship. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting JDR Stars.

University of Pretoria lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

University of Pretoria find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as University of Pretoria have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the University of Pretoria - TS Sporting 4-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for TS Sporting, 0 draws and 2 wins for University of Pretoria. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.

Top Goalscorers

 
D. Chauke
7 goals
 
W. Nkosi
4 goals

TS Sporting missing players

University of Pretoria missing players

TS Sporting University of Pretoria
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 17
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 7
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
8 4 0 Lost L 2 4 6
16 7 1 Scored S 2 13 27
23 8 0 Conceded C 6 17 28
83% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
61% 44% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 89% 82%
33% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 78% 65%
22% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 41%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 24%
44% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 78% 71%
33% 44% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 18%
39% 56% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 11% 12%
 
1.8 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 4 2.6 5.4
3.1 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.8 4.3
0.7 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 1.8
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
48 0 0 Total Shots T S 10 41 136
16 0 0 Shots on Target S O 1 15 58
75% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 60% 38%
Key stats in Gladafrica Championship this season:
  • TS Sporting has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
  • TS Sporting has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
  • TS Sporting has the most matches under the total-line (11)
  • TS Sporting have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • University of Pretoria has the most conceded goals in the first half (16)
  • University of Pretoria has the most points from losing position (15)
  • University of Pretoria have created more than twice as many corners as TS Sporting.
  • University of Pretoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • University of Pretoria have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • University of Pretoria 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