Season ticket holders at Peter Mokaba Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Baroka languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Maritzburg United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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!
Baroka form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Baroka have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Peter Mokaba Stadium.
The fans are hoping that Baroka will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Stellenbosch (placed 11th). Before that, Baroka had a home game versus Polokwane City which ended with a victory 1-0.
Baroka aren't scoring a lot here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 10 games. On the other hand, Baroka have conceded 11 goals.
Maritzburg United form and stats
The visitors are W2-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Mamelodi Sundowns game have they lost an away game, meaning Maritzburg United has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
The Maritzburg United goalkeeper Richard Ofori Antwi is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 195 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Maritzburg United are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against AmaZulu (placed 16th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Chippa United that ended 0-0.
The attacking power of Maritzburg United when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Maritzburg United as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Maritzburg United - Baroka 1-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 1 Baroka victory, 1 draw and 5 Maritzburg United wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kutumela 4 goals |  J. Moseamedi 3 goals |   G. Phiri Jr. 2 goals |
Baroka missing players
Maritzburg United missing players
| Baroka | Maritzburg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 84% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 56% | 78% |
| 26% | 40% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 16% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 16% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 37% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 63% | 60% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| 5.6 | 5 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 222 | 107 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 78 | 163 |
| 63 | 32 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 23 | 54 |
| 16% | 19% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 26% |
- Baroka has the fewest points (7) at home
- Baroka has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Baroka has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Baroka has the most matches under the total-line (14)
- Baroka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maritzburg United has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Baroka | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | AmaZulu | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -12 | 17 |