After the first round it's Chippa United - TS Galaxy 1-3 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Premier League game of the season?
TS Galaxy have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Chippa United nor TS Galaxy as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chippa United form and stats
Last season, Chippa United's league results were 7 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses, ending with 14th place in the Premier League. During these 30 matches they scored {29 goals} and let in 44. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Chippa United delivered 3-5-7 (win-draw-lost) with {11 goals} and 18 conceded.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 277 minutes without scoring a league goal. Mqokozo was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Chippa United, as their goalkeeper Stanley Bobo Nwabali has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Premier League.
The home team returns to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium after drawing with Kaizer Chiefs (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Nwabali got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.45 out of ten. Nwabali topped it up with a clean sheet.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Golden Arrows.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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 4 and lost 2.
TS Galaxy form and stats
Let's have a look at how TS Galaxy performed last season in the Club Friendlies 2: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 14 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded {22 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 8 and lost 4 with 9/12 goals scored/conceded.
TS Galaxy won their last game, 1-0 versus Cape Town Spurs played at home. Mbunjana got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Mbunjana hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 46 successful passes (of 55 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Stellenbosch's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by TS Galaxy in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for TS Galaxy, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Head 2 Head
TS Galaxy have avoided a loss in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) against Chippa United.Chippa United missing players
TS Galaxy missing players
| Chippa United | TS Galaxy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chippa United | Last season | TS Galaxy | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 93% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 67% | ||
| 73% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 47% | 53% | ||
| 43% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 33% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 10% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.8 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 48% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SuperSport United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | TS Galaxy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Cape Town City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Moroka Swallows | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Real Kings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sekhukhune United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Cape Town Spurs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Richards Bay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 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 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 40 |
| 8 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 40 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 38 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Real Kings | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Richards Bay | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 29 |