National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ajax Cape Town or TS Sporting that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for TS Sporting when visiting Ajax Cape Town as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
Ajax Cape Town form and stats
Ajax Cape Town was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Nedbank Cup.Ajax Cape Town have performed here at Athlone Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 First Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Real Kings.
The Ajax Cape Town manager A. Ulderink has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ajax Cape Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
TS Sporting form and stats
TS Sporting's mission in Nedbank Cup last season failed in the preliminary round.TS Sporting have only collected 7 points from their away games in the First Division, after 1-4-4 (9 played).
The TS Sporting goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
TS Sporting delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against University of Pretoria in their previous match; a First Division game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ajax Cape Town at their stadium, the result 1-0.
TS Sporting find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as TS Sporting have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Ajax Cape Town-TS Sporting H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Ajax Cape Town two wins, TS Sporting two wins, zero draws. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
| D. Chauke 7 goals |
Ajax Cape Town missing players
TS Sporting missing players
| Ajax Cape Town | TS Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Scored | S | 15 | 23 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 64% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 40% | ||
| 3.4 | 4.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 146 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 70 | 70 | ||
| 61 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 24 | ||
| 59% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 58% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Uthongathi | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Steenberg United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Tshakhuma | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Cape Umoya United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Richards Bay | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 19 |
| 15 | Mbombela United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 14 |