Striving AmaZulu are eager to pull off a small shock when they host enterprising Kaizer Chiefs in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 4th and the home regulars will have not-so-high confidence.
- AmaZulu have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Kaizer Chiefs have won significantly less corners away then at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
AmaZulu form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for AmaZulu at their home stadium (Moses Mabhida Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. When AmaZulu hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Richards Bay, Mamelodi Sundowns, Real Kings and SuperSport United), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
AmaZulu are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 239 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Bwalya).
In their previous game, the manager Folz led his AmaZulu to a defeat away at Real Kings. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Moses Mabhida Stadium. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten in five league games.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Sekhukhune United that finished 0-0.Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 11 league matches, 10 have contained two goals or less.
At Moses Mabhida Stadium, AmaZulu has the goal stats of 7-7 (for/against) from 7 league fixtures.
Kaizer Chiefs form and stats
Playing away, Kaizer Chiefs have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Kaizer's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Tshakhuma game.
Kaizer Chiefs's previous game was their home loss versus Sekhukhune United (0-1). That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Golden Arrows with the score of 2-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kaizer have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. As opposed to that, Kaizer Chiefs have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
AmaZulu have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without defeat (1-5-0) when playing Kaizer Chiefs.Kaizer Chiefs - AmaZulu 0-0 was the score in these contenders' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Bimenyimana 7 goals |  H. Mhango 4 goals |  K. Dolly 3 goals |
AmaZulu missing players
Kaizer Chiefs missing players
| AmaZulu | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 27% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 47% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 40% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 53% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7.7 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.8 | 10.1 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 37% | 37% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
- AmaZulu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AmaZulu have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- AmaZulu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kaizer Chiefs have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kaizer Chiefs haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 37 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Real Kings | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Orlando Pirates | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Chippa United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 14 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
