This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, Chippa United holding 14th place and Bloemfontein Celtic lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Bloemfontein Celtic have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
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.
Chippa are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Bloemfontein are struggling to avoid relegation.
Chippa United form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Chippa United are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Chippa goalkeeper Ismail Bin Abdul Rashid Watenga is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 409 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Black Leopards in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. I. Watenga, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 0.0 out of 10 in that game. Watenga .
A Nedbank Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Tshakhuma.Chippa aren't scoring a lot here at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in the league, with only 9 goals from 13 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. Chippa have conceded 13 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bloemfontein Celtic, who have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
There were no winners in Bloemfontein's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Cape Town City (placed 7th). Goalkeeper J. Mabokgwane got the top player rating of the team with 0.0/10. Mabokgwane .
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Kaizer Chiefs.The attacking power of Bloemfontein when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Bloemfontein Celtic struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Bloemfontein Celtic - Chippa 1-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Chippa United victory, six draws and three Bloemfontein Celtic wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, ten matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 8 goals |   B. Eva Nga 5 goals | A. Chidi Kwem 4 goals |
Chippa United missing players
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
| Chippa United | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 34 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 31 |
| 89% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 59% | 46% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 67% |
| 33% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| 19% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 7% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 63% |
| 26% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 41% | 54% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 26% |
| 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 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 46% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 50% | 59% |
- Bloemfontein Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bloemfontein Celtic have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Bloemfontein Celtic have yet to win a 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 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Baroka | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Kaizer Chiefs | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 19 |