A total of 18 league matches are finished and Chippa United are 1 points on top of Maritzburg United. What happens today?
- Maritzburg United have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Premier League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last game. Let's look for an animated fixture!
Chippa United form and stats
2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Chippa United so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Chippa United travelled for their previous game, a trip to Royal AM that ended 1-1.
In the match before that, Chippa United hosted Cape Town City and drew the game 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Chippa United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2.
On the other hand, Chippa have conceded 8 goals.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Playing away, Maritzburg United have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season. Maritzburg United has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
It's the second away game in a row for Maritzburg United, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Golden Arrows (placed 9th) last time out. Meza came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Golden Arrows last time out, making the manager Maduka feel like a tactical genius.
Before that, Maritzburg United secured a home win against Royal AM with the score 3-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Maritzburg playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 0 Maritzburg United wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Maritzburg United's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 8 matches.
Head 2 Head
Maritzburg United - Chippa United 2-1 was the scoreline in these teams' previous H2H fixture, played this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Chippa won three games, four matches ended with a tie and Maritzburg United got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Ighodaro 6 goals |   A. Soukouna 4 goals | R. Pfumbidzai 3 goals |
Chippa United missing players
Maritzburg United missing players
| Chippa United | Maritzburg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 94% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 75% | 82% |
| 72% | 43% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 59% |
| 44% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 41% |
| 17% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 67% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 12% | 35% |
| 22% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 17% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 47% |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7 | 7.1 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 59% | 47% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 21% | 28% |
| 9.6 | 8.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.6 | 10.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Chippa United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Maritzburg United have scored away.
- Maritzburg United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Maritzburg United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Maritzburg United have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Premier League
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Sekhukhune United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Kaizer Chiefs | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Royal AM | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
