An important duel in the bottom section of the Premier League, with both Chippa United and Black Leopards experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 16th place.
- Black Leopards have the most conceded goals (42) in Premier League
The hosts Chippa saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Nedbank Cup. That game was an away game at Tshakhuma, so at least Chippa are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Black Leopards when visiting Chippa United as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Chippa are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Leopards are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Chippa United form and stats
Chippa United's struggle is real here at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with only 11 points collected from 12 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-5-5.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Chippa United, as their goalkeeper Ismail Bin Abdul Rashid Watenga has completely shut out the opponents for 319 minutes in the Premier League.
No payout for Chippa in their previous match, an away game at Tshakhuma that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Stellenbosch.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Chippa here at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 12 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Chippa United have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Black Leopards form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Black Leopards, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Premier League, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-8 (win-draw-lose).
Two away games in a row for Leopards, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Orlando Pirates in the Premier League. Prior to that result Leopards won their away game at Tshakhuma. The scoreline was 2-1.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Black Leopards struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Black Leopards - Chippa United 0-3 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Chippa four wins, two draws and Black Leopards one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Eva Nga 5 goals |   O. Karuru 5 goals |  A. Chidi Kwem 4 goals |
Chippa United missing players
Black Leopards missing players
| Chippa United | Black Leopards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 34 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 42 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 77% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 46% |
| 19% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 50% |
| 23% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 46% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 37% | 39% |
- Black Leopards have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Black Leopards have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Black Leopards have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Premier League
- Black Leopards have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
- Black Leopards have the most conceded goals (42) in Premier League
- Black Leopards have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Black Leopards have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Premier League
- Black Leopards have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Premier League
- Black Leopards haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 18 |