Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Jomo Cosmos & Uthongathi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Jomo Cosmos form and stats
Last season, Cosmos's Nedbank Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the First Division this season. Jomo Cosmos have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Vosloorus Stadium.
Cosmos faced defeat in their previous match, away at JDR Stars (2-3).
Ahead of that match, Cosmos won a home game hosting Black Leopards (2-0).Cosmos have scored 5 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Cosmos have conceded 9 goals.
Uthongathi form and stats
Uthongathi was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the 16th finals last season.2-5-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Uthongathi in their First Division matches away. Uthongathi has drawn their two previous away games.
The attacking players of Uthongathi have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 361 minutes.
Uthongathi are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Black Leopards.
The game before that, in the First Division, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against TTM.The schedule is very tough for Uthongathi now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A First Division game at Platinum City Rovers is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Uthongathi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous seven meetings): Cosmos won two games, one match ended with a draw and Uthongathi got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fiveTop Goalscorers
  T. Mohlamme 5 goals |  T. Maphakisa 3 goals |  F. Baloyi 3 goals |
Jomo Cosmos missing players
Uthongathi missing players
| Jomo Cosmos | Uthongathi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 2.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.6 | ||
| 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | ||
| 14 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | JDR Stars | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Uthongathi | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Cape Town All Stars | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Venda FC | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | University of Pretoria | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Polokwane City | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Platinum City Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Hungry Lions | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | TTM | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Ajax Cape Town | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Pretoria Callies | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Jomo Cosmos | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 12 |