A key match in Gladafrica Championship as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Uthongathi in 3rd position and JDR Stars placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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!
Uthongathi form and stats
When playing at home in the Gladafrica Championship, Uthongathi, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Gladafrica Championship, have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games. Uthongathi are slowly digging their own grave here at Princess Magogo Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Jomo Cosmos match. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Uthongathi has six draws from their last six matches.
Uthongathi manager J. Ferreira and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Moroka Swallows (placed 2nd) in the Gladafrica Championship. Before that, Uthongathi played out a draw 2-2 when visiting TS Sporting.
Uthongathi has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Uthongathi have conceded 12 in these home matches.
JDR Stars form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Gladafrica Championship travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The JDR Stars goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 202 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
JDR Stars had fun at their own home (Princess Magogo Stadium) last time out, beating Tshakhuma 1-0. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Steenberg United.
The travelling fans enjoy JDR Stars's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 12 league matches away. JDR Stars have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the JDR Stars - Uthongathi 0-1 earlier this season.Uthongathi missing players
JDR Stars missing players
| Uthongathi | JDR Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 40 |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 32 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 42% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 58% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 38% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 42% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 183 | 104 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 68 | 198 |
| 75 | 37 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 31 | 79 |
| 35% | 32% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 37% |
- JDR Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Uthongathi has the fewest conceded goals (22)
- Uthongathi has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Uthongathi has the most clean sheets (9)
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 48 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 3 | Uthongathi | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Tshakhuma | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Free State Stars | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | University of Pretoria | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Steenberg United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Real Kings | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Richards Bay | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Cape Umoya United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | Mbombela United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 15 |