Baroka - Highlands Park: Small difference between teams in Premier League clash

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Date: Sun 22.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium (45264 seats)

The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 6th and 11th respectively.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Baroka form and stats

Baroka have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Baroka are returning here after visiting Black Leopards in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Baroka lost 0-2 at home to SuperSport United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Baroka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 7 Lost 3.

Baroka aren't scoring a lot here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. 4 goals have been conceded.

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Highlands Park form and stats

Things could have gone better for Highlands Park in their Premier League away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Two points from the last two away games for Highlands Park, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Highlands Park's last game was the home draw against Polokwane City (0-0). Before that, Highlands Park travelled to Polokwane City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Highlands Park playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were 0 Highlands Park wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.

2 goals so far away for Highlands Park, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Baroka, 2 draws and 2 wins for Highlands Park. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

M. Mvala
8 goals
P. Shalulile
7 goals / 2 assists
L. Mbatha
5 goals / 3 assists

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Highlands Park missing players

Baroka Highlands Park
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 2 0 Drew D 0 2 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 2 0 Scored S 0 2 6
4 4 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
80% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
20% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
20% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
20% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
60% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
40% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.6 5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 5.5 4.8
6.8 7 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6 5.8
2.6 3.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
Baroka Last season Highlands Park
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
6 2   Won W   2 9
11 7   Drew D   9 14
13 6   Lost L   4 7
27 14   Scored S   15 35
37 19   Conceded C   16 32
90% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 87%
63% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 73%
43% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 43%
17% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 17%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 3%
60% 73%   BTTS BTTS   60% 63%
20% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 27%
30% 20%   Failed to Score F T   33% 23%
 
5 6.8   Corners For (avg) C F   4.7 4.5
5.1 5.1   Corners Against (avg) C A   4.7 4.8
1.5 1.1   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.6
2 2   Red Cards R C   1 2
Key stats last season:
  • Baroka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Baroka have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Baroka
All League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 PL Baroka 2 - 2 Cape Town City
06-08-19 PL Bidvest Wits 0 - 1 Baroka
25-08-19 PL Baroka 0 - 0 Bloemfontein Celtic
28-08-19 PL Baroka 0 - 2 SuperSport United
15-09-19 PL Black Leopards 0 - 2 Baroka
22-09-19 PL Baroka 13:00 Highlands Park
28-09-19 PL Kaizer Chiefs 16:00 Baroka
02-10-19 PL Maritzburg United 17:30 Baroka
27-10-19 PL Baroka 14:00 AmaZulu
06-11-19 PL Baroka 18:30 Mamelodi Sundowns
Highlands Park
All Mtn 8 Cup League Cup First Division Premier League Nedbank Cup
All Home Away
17-08-19 M8C Orlando Pirates 0 - 1 Highlands Park
24-08-19 PL Black Leopards 1 - 1 Highlands Park
27-08-19 PL Highlands Park 2 - 1 AmaZulu
31-08-19 M8C Polokwane City 0 - 0 Highlands Park
17-09-19 M8C Highlands Park 0 - 0 Polokwane City
22-09-19 PL Baroka 13:00 Highlands Park
29-09-19 PL Highlands Park 13:00 Polokwane City
02-10-19 PL Highlands Park 17:30 Orlando Pirates
05-10-19 M8C Highlands Park 16:00 SuperSport United
23-10-19 PL Mamelodi Sundowns 17:30 Highlands Park

  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 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 10
2 Polokwane City 5 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 10
3 Bidvest Wits 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 9
4 SuperSport United 5 2 2 1 9 6 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 8
5 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 8
6 Baroka 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 8
7 Orlando Pirates 5 2 2 1 5 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 8
8 Golden Arrows 5 2 2 1 4 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 -3 8
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 5 2 1 2 9 6 3 2 0 1 8 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 7
10 Cape Town City 5 1 3 1 8 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 6
11 Highlands Park 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
12 Black Leopards 5 1 1 3 2 5 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -3 4
13 Chippa United 5 0 3 2 3 5 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
14 Maritzburg United 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 2
15 Stellenbosch 5 0 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 5 -3 2
16 AmaZulu 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 -5 2

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