It's the premier match of the new season for Moroka Swallows and University of Pretoria. The canvas is empty, the potential unlimited.
These are busy days for the host team, as they had a game only four days ago in the Premier League Play-offs. That game was an away game at Cape Town All Stars, so at least Moroka Swallows are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Moroka Swallows form and stats
The season before, Moroka Swallows's league stats were 4 wins, 14 draws and 12 losses, providing 15th position in the Premier League Play-offs. In these 30 matches they scored 22 goals and conceded 36. Appearing at their own stadium in the former season Moroka Swallows produced 2-6-7 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 21 conceded.
University of Pretoria form and stats
Let's have a look at how University of Pretoria performed last season in the Premier League Play-offs: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 13 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 26 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 8 and lost 3 with 16/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the squads met earlier this campaign; University of Pretoria - Moroka Swallows 0-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's one Moroka Swallows victory, three draws and five University of Pretoria wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() L. Phewa 9 goals | ![]() R. Gamildien 5 goals | ![]() K. Pheeane 5 goals |
Moroka Swallows missing players
University of Pretoria missing players
| Moroka Swallows | University of Pretoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 5.5 | 9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 40% |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 7.3 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Moroka Swallows | Last season | University of Pretoria | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 83% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 23% | ||
| 7% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 43% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 57% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 37% | ||
| 47% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 11.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.6 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 31% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | ||
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 65 |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| 3 | Real Kings | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 47 |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 47 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 40 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -12 | 29 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Baroka | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 25 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 54 |
| 2 | University of Pretoria | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Cape Town All Stars | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | JDR Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Venda FC | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 44 |
| 6 | Polokwane City | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 41 |
| 7 | Free State Stars | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Uthongathi | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Black Leopards | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Platinum City Rovers | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 38 |
| 11 | Hungry Lions | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Pretoria Callies | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | TTM | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -19 | 34 |
| 14 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 33 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | TS Sporting | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 28 |