With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Tshakhuma fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Mbombela United.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Gladafrica Championship.
Tshakhuma form and stats
Tshakhuma, who have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Gladafrica Championship, are steadily winning Gladafrica Championship games and points here at Thohoyandou Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. Tshakhuma has recorded two wins in a row here at Thohoyandou Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Tshakhuma's last game was hosting Royal Eagles (placed 16th) and winning 5-0. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Real Kings the opponent.
As mentioned above, Tshakhuma "killed" Royal Eagles in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Tshakhuma's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won 1 match, drawn 0 and lost 0.
The Tshakhuma manager V. Heric has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Tshakhuma are not conceding a lot of goals here at Thohoyandou Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Mbombela United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mbombela United, who have the most clean sheets (7) in Gladafrica Championship, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
The Mbombela United goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 249 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Mbombela United's last game was the home draw against TS Galaxy (0-0). That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus University of Pretoria.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mbombela United as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Mbombela United have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Mbombela United - Tshakhuma 0-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Tshakhuma wins - draws - Mbombela United wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 P. Bhengu 7 goals | O. Ononogbu 5 goals |
Tshakhuma missing players
Mbombela United missing players
| Tshakhuma | Mbombela United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 26 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 88% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 18% |
| 12% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 24% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | 2.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 129 | 107 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 44 | 44 |
| 57 | 46 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| 33% | 33% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 79% |
- Mbombela United has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Mbombela United has the most clean sheets (7)
- Mbombela United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Tshakhuma has the the best goal difference (+10) at home
- Tshakhuma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tshakhuma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tshakhuma have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mbombela United have scored 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 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 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 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 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 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 13 |