Struggling Baroka will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Bidvest Wits in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Baroka and Bidvest Wits.
Baroka form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Baroka have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Peter Mokaba Stadium. Baroka has recorded two wins in a row here at Peter Mokaba Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Baroka are returning here after visiting Polokwane City in a Nedbank Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. M. Nxumalo scored the goal(s). Heartbreak before that as Baroka lost 0-1 at Highlands Park's place.
Baroka have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Baroka have conceded 12 goals.
Bidvest Wits form and stats
Bidvest Wits have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
The attacking players of Bidvest Wits have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 186 minutes.
Bidvest Wits failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Maritzburg United (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Bidvest Wits travelled to Orlando Pirates (after extra-time, 2-3 on penalties) and returned home with a draw after the Nedbank Cup game finished 3-3.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bidvest Wits are hosting Highlands Park in the Premier League only four days away.
Bidvest Wits have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. The Bidvest Wits defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 8 games).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Bidvest Wits - Baroka 0-1. Baroka-Bidvest Wits H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Baroka two wins, Bidvest Wits six wins, one draw. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Motupa 5 goals |  D. Hotto Kavendji 4 goals |  T. Hlatshwayo 3 goals |
Baroka missing players
Bidvest Wits missing players
| Baroka | Bidvest Wits | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 86% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 29% | 45% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 12% | 25% |
| 10% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 19% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 33% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 62% | 55% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 5.9 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 246 | 119 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 62 | 195 |
| 72 | 37 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 22 | 65 |
| 17% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 41% | 32% |
- Baroka has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Baroka has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- Baroka has the most matches under the total-line (15)
- Baroka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bidvest Wits has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Bidvest Wits has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Bidvest Wits has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Bidvest Wits have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 17 |