Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Moroka Swallows & Royal AM face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
Moroka Swallows was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Nedbank Cup.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Moroka Swallows have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium.
The followers are hoping that Moroka Swallows will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Royal AM.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sekhukhune United and winning 1-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Swallows here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games). 14 goals have been conceded.
Royal AM form and stats
They also participated in Nedbank Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Royal AM so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Royal AM goalkeeper Hugo Claude Patrick Nyame is eager to challenge this, with his 247 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Royal go into this game after a win, the home game against Moroka Swallows that ended 1-0.
Prior to that result Royal AM won their away game at SuperSport United in the Premier League. The scoreline was 2-0.Royal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by Royal AM in these games.
Head 2 Head
Moroka Swallows-Royal AM H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Moroka Swallows two wins, Royal AM one win, one draw. zero of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 11 goals |  W. Letlabika 2 goals |
Moroka Swallows missing players
Royal AM missing players
| Moroka Swallows | Royal AM | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 25% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 56% | ||
| 6 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Royal AM | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Sekhukhune United | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 18 |
| 15 | TS Galaxy | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 17 |
| 16 | Baroka | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
