Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Baroka & Bloemfontein Celtic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Baroka form and stats
Last season, Baroka's Nedbank Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.Baroka's struggle is real here at Orlando Stadium with only 13 points collected from 13 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-6. This match is a Nedbank Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
The Baroka supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Black Leopards in Nedbank Cup and win 1-0. Ahead of that match, Baroka won a home game hosting Black Leopards (2-0).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Baroka here at Orlando Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). Baroka have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
They also participated in Nedbank Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bloemfontein Celtic so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the Nedbank Cup statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. A depressing four defeats in a row for Bloemfontein Celtic in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Stellenbosch.
Bloemfontein Celtic has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to TS Sporting (after extra-time, 2-3 on penalties) for a Nedbank Cup game that ended a draw (1-1). Prior to that match, the Bloemfontein manager J. Maduka faced defeat when travelling to Cape Town City and losing 0-2.
Bloemfontein have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bloemfontein Celtic have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Baroka one win, four draws and Bloemfontein Celtic three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Mabena 7 goals | S. Luthuli 5 goals | M. Masuku 4 goals |
Baroka missing players
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
| Baroka | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 290 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 94 | 210 | ||
| 88 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 91 | ||
| 19% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Maritzburg United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Bidvest Wits | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Baroka | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Polokwane City | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 23 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 23 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 20 |