Cape Town City host Maritzburg United for another engrossing Premier League match here at Athlone Stadium.
- Cape Town City have the most conceded goals (7) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Maritzburg United when visiting Cape Town City as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
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 Cape and Maritzburg United.
Cape Town City form and stats
Cape Town City have collected 1 point from their Premier League home games so far after 0-1-1.
Cape Town City drew their last game, also a home match. Maritzburg United (placed 13th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Heartbreak before that as Cape Town City lost 1-2 at AmaZulu's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cape Town City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won 13 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
At Athlone Stadium, Cape Town City has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Maritzburg United with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Sam was the last player to score for the away team. Maritzburg haven't scored a league goal in the last 275 minutes. 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. Maritzburg United goalkeeper Kgosietsile King Ndlovu is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Maritzburg United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Cape Town City (placed 16th).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Moroka Swallows.Maritzburg United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Maritzburg United have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Cape have avoided a loss in the last 6 fixtures (3-3-0) against Maritzburg United.The two sides encountered each other before this campaign: Cape Town City - Maritzburg United 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Mayo 2 goals | D. González Mendoza 1 goals |  B. Sam 1 goals |
Cape Town City missing players
Maritzburg United missing players
| Cape Town City | Maritzburg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 8.8 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12 | 9.2 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
- Cape Town City have the most conceded goals (7) in Premier League
- Cape Town City have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Cape Town City have the the worst goal difference (-4) in Premier League
| Cape Town City | Last season | Maritzburg United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | ||
| 67% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 47% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 7% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 7% | ||
| 37% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | ||
| 47% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 37% | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 39% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 6.3 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Richards Bay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | TS Galaxy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | AmaZulu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Real Kings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Moroka Swallows | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Orlando Pirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sekhukhune United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kaizer Chiefs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | SuperSport United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Golden Arrows | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Cape Town City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 65 |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| 3 | Real Kings | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 47 |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 47 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 40 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -12 | 29 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Baroka | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 25 |
