1st position in the Gladafrica Championship table for Uthongathi so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Moroka Swallows visits King Zwelithini Stadium.
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.
Uthongathi form and stats
The story so far in the Gladafrica Championship for Uthongathi, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in Gladafrica Championship, at their home stadium (King Zwelithini Stadium) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. The last three games played by Uthongathi, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Uthongathi manager J. Ferreira and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus TS Galaxy (placed 13th) in the Gladafrica Championship. A strong away win before that one, visiting Tshakhuma and winning 4-3.
Uthongathi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Uthongathi are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Zwelithini Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
Moroka Swallows have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Gladafrica Championship, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Gladafrica Championship home defeat versus University of Pretoria with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Royal Eagles in the Nedbank Cup.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Moroka Swallows's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. Moroka Swallows have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
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Moroka Swallows missing players
| Uthongathi | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
|
Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 85% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 85% |
| 69% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 62% |
| 46% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 54% |
| 8% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 8% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 46% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 54% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 23% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 31% |
| 4 | 3.7 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 58 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 27 | 100 |
| 49 | 24 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 35% | 33% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 36% |
- Moroka Swallows has the fewest scored goals (2) away
- Moroka Swallows has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Moroka Swallows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Moroka Swallows have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Uthongathi has the fewest conceded goals (9)
- Uthongathi has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Uthongathi has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Uthongathi has the the best goal difference (+11)
- Uthongathi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Uthongathi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Moroka Swallows 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 | Uthongathi | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | University of Pretoria | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Ajax Cape Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Tshakhuma | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Steenberg United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Richards Bay | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Cape Umoya United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Moroka Swallows | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Free State Stars | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | TS Sporting | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Mbombela United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 10 |