Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Bloemfontein Celtic in 10th and Kaizer Chiefs in 8th place.
- Bloemfontein Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Bloemfontein Celtic have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 12 games. The Bloemfontein Celtic fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Bloemfontein Celtic has played ten games in a row here without a defeat. The last three games played by Bloemfontein, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Bloemfontein manager J. Maduka and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Stellenbosch (placed 12th) in the Premier League. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Moroka Swallows.
Bloemfontein are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Bloemfontein Celtic have conceded only 9 goals.
Kaizer Chiefs form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Kaizer play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Mamelodi Sundowns (placed 1st). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Cape Town City.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Hunt when D. Zuma scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 45th minute.
The visiting Kaizer Chiefs have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Kaizer have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Kaizer Chiefs - Bloemfontein 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bloemfontein two wins, six draws and Kaizer Chiefs two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 7 goals |  L. Manyama 4 goals | D. Castro Cortés 4 goals |
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
Kaizer Chiefs missing players
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 74% |
| 25% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 48% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 61% |
| 17% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 57% | 63% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 36% | 36% |
- Bloemfontein Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 44 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Baroka | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 11 | TS Galaxy | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 19 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -21 | 15 |