Perhaps a welcome break from league football as JDR Stars & University of Pretoria face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
JDR Stars form and stats
Stars participated in Nedbank Cup the last season, where they reached the preliminary round.When playing at home in the First Division, JDR Stars have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
The JDR Stars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Stars have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
University of Pretoria form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round.University of Pretoria have only collected 5 points from their away games in the First Division, after 1-2-3 (6 played). Sharing is caring, but Pretoria are perhaps overdoing it with their four draws in a row. University of Pretoria has drawn their two previous away games.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, University of Pretoria have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Stars won one game, one match ended with a draw and University of Pretoria has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  T. Chiwunga 6 goals | B. Kali 3 goals | S. Zwane 2 goals |
JDR Stars missing players
University of Pretoria missing players
| JDR Stars | University of Pretoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 68% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.9 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 84% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jomo Cosmos | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | JDR Stars | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Uthongathi | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Cape Umoya United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Pretoria Callies | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Free State Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | TS Sporting | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Polokwane City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Royal AM | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | University of Pretoria | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Steenberg United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Cape Town All Stars | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Ajax Cape Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 9 |