National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Moroka Swallows or TS Sporting that keep their silverware dream alive.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
Last season, Swallows's Nedbank Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.With 1 Premier League win, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Moroka Swallows are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The spoils were shared in Moroka Swallows's previous game, also at home. Visiting Golden Arrows travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Cape Town City.Moroka Swallows have scored 7 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Moroka Swallows have conceded 13 goals.
TS Sporting form and stats
TS Sporting was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the 8th finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for TS Sporting so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-6 (win-draw-lose).
TS Sporting play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Polokwane City.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. TS Sporting have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last two meetings): Moroka Swallows won zero games, two matches ended with a tie and TS Sporting managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  M. Mokate 4 goals |  R. Gamildien 2 goals | W. Letlabika 1 goals |
Moroka Swallows missing players
TS Sporting missing players
| Moroka Swallows | TS Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 15 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | ||
| 5.8 | 4.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | AmaZulu | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Sekhukhune United | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Cape Town City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Baroka | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | TS Galaxy | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Richards Bay | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Polokwane City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Venda FC | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Uthongathi | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Cape Town All Stars | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Free State Stars | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Platinum City Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Hungry Lions | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Ajax Cape Town | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | TTM | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pretoria Callies | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | TS Sporting | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Jomo Cosmos | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
