Season ticket holders at King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with AmaZulu languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Highlands Park will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither AmaZulu nor Highlands Park as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Relegation threatens AmaZulu who should definitely be looking for some points here. Highlands is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
AmaZulu form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, AmaZulu have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 14 games.
AmaZulu manager A. Dlamini and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Stellenbosch (placed 10th) in the Premier League. Before that, AmaZulu had a home game versus Black Leopards which ended with a victory 1-0.
AmaZulu have scored 9 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. 17 goals have been conceded.
Highlands Park form and stats
There's been little loot from Highlands Park's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Premier League. Highlands Park only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 8 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Highlands Park have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Baroka game.
Highlands go into this game after a win, the home game against Cape Town City that ended 1-0. A draw for Highlands before that, at their own venue hosting Maritzburg United (1-1).
The attacking power of Highlands Park when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Highlands have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Highlands Park - AmaZulu 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): AmaZulu one win, two draws and Highlands Park one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 14 goals |  B. Ntuli 13 goals | R. Ramagalela 3 goals |
AmaZulu missing players
Highlands Park missing players
| AmaZulu | Highlands Park | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 34 |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 79% | 90% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 76% |
| 31% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 36% | 31% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 31% | 21% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 57% | 52% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 31% |
| 52% | 57% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 43% | 28% |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 263 | 128 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 121 | 289 |
| 72 | 37 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 42 | 99 |
| 26% | 24% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 30% |
- AmaZulu has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home
- AmaZulu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Highlands Park has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
- Highlands Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 56 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 50 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 49 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 49 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 36 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 29 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | Baroka | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 25 |