A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bidvest Wits fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and AmaZulu's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only three days ago. This match was also played here at BidVest Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, AmaZulu have had more rest.
AmaZulu are struggling to avoid relegation.
Bidvest Wits form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Bidvest Wits at their home stadium (BidVest Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. The last three games played by Bidvest Wits, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Stress levels are on the rise for Bidvest Wits's attacking players as they have now played 181 minutes without scoring in a league game. C. Alexander was their last goal scorer. The Bidvest Wits goalkeeper Ricardo Goss is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 234 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Bidvest Wits drew their last game, also a home match. Golden Arrows (placed 9th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Orlando Pirates the opponent.
The manager G. Hunt will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Maritzburg United in only three days.
The Bidvest Wits fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Bidvest Wits have conceded 12 in these home matches.
AmaZulu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AmaZulu so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. AmaZulu goalkeeper Neil Matthew Boshoff is eager to challenge this, with his 222 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
AmaZulu's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Baroka that finished 0-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Kaizer Chiefs with the score of 1-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as AmaZulu are hosting Bloemfontein Celtic in the Premier League only three days away.
The attacking power of AmaZulu when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
AmaZulu - Bidvest Wits 0-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Bidvest Wits wins - draws - AmaZulu wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ntuli 12 goals |  D. Hotto Kavendji 5 goals | G. Motupa 5 goals |
Bidvest Wits missing players
AmaZulu missing players
| Bidvest Wits | AmaZulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 83% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 31% | 48% |
| 21% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 23% | 28% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 8% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 31% | 24% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 32% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 54% | 60% |
| 5.3 | 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 283 | 180 | 72 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 116 | 237 |
| 92 | 59 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 31 | 65 |
| 28% | 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 26% | 22% |
- AmaZulu has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Bidvest Wits has the fewest conceded goals (18)
- Bidvest Wits have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 23 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 23 |