It's game two of the Premier League season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Chippa United-Kaizer Chiefs!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Chippa United form and stats
Chippa shared the glory with Cape Town City in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Golden Arrows.
Last season, Chippa United's league statistics were 8 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the League Cup. Over these 30 matches they scored 18 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Chippa United managed 4-7-4 (win-draw-lost) with 8 goals and 7 conceded.
Kaizer Chiefs form and stats
The manager E. Middendorp was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground FNB Stadium (Soccer City). Kaizer Chiefs suffered a 0-3 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns (placed 1st). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Maritzburg United in the Mtn 8 Cup.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Kaizer Chiefs manager E. Middendorp as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Orlando Pirates.
Let's have a look at how Kaizer Chiefs performed last season in the League Cup: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 27 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 25/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Chippa four wins, one draw and Kaizer Chiefs five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Castro Cortés 7 goals | L. Manyama 6 goals |
Chippa United missing players
Kaizer Chiefs missing players
| Chippa United | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Chippa United | Last season | Kaizer Chiefs | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 25 | 48 | ||
| 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 77% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 47% | 27% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 70% | ||
| 23% | 13% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 37% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 23% | 13% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 47% | ||
| 47% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 53% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 13% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 213 | 101 | Total Shots | T S | 192 | 366 | ||
| 65 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 135 | ||
| 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Baroka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | AmaZulu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Chippa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Moroka Swallows | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Tshakhuma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 52 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 25 |