Soccer match preview: Mamelodi Sundowns confident before travelling to Free State Stars

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

Struggling Free State Stars will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Mamelodi Sundowns in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League.

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Free State Stars form and stats

The story so far for Free State Stars at their home stadium is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The home team returns after sharing the points with Kaizer Chiefs on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Golden Arrows.

The Free State Stars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats

Mamelodi Sundowns's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Mamelodi Sundowns collect 31 points from their 14 away matches. 9 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

Mamelodi Sundowns won their last game, 2-0 versus Golden Arrows played at home. A draw for Mamelodi Sundowns before that, at their own venue hosting Wydad Casablanca (0-0).

Mamelodi Sundowns are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 21 times in 14 away games so far. Mamelodi Sundowns are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Free State Stars and Mamelodi Sundowns have met before this season: Mamelodi Sundowns - Free State Stars 3-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Free State Stars won 0, Mamelodi Sundowns won 9 and 1 draw. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

L. Maboe
8 goals / 4 assists
H. Tchilimbou
6 goals
L. Sirino
5 goals / 8 assists

Free State Stars missing players

Mamelodi Sundowns missing players

Free State Stars Mamelodi Sundowns
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played 5 14 29
6 4 0 Won 4 9 15
9 5 2 Drew 1 4 11
14 5 2 Lost 0 1 3
31 19 5 Scored 10 21 39
46 20 8 Conceded 6 12 24
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 86% 79%
79% 86% 100% Over 1.5 80% 71% 69%
52% 50% 75% Over 2.5 80% 57% 41%
28% 36% 50% Over 3.5 20% 7% 14%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 20% 7% 10%
62% 64% 100% BTTS 80% 64% 52%
10% 14% 0% Clean Sheets 20% 36% 41%
31% 21% 0% Failed To Score 0% 14% 28%
 
5.7 6.7 5.8 Corners For (avg) 3.4 3.5 4.8
4 3.4 3.2 Corners Against (avg) 5.2 4.9 4.8
2 1.9 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.4 1.3 1.2
5 2 1 Red Cards 1 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Free State Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Free State Stars
All CAF Confederations Cup League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-03-19 PL Free State Stars 2 - 2 Black Leopards
06-03-19 PL Free State Stars 1 - 1 Polokwane City
10-03-19 PL SuperSport United 1 - 0 Free State Stars
16-03-19 PL Free State Stars 4 - 1 AmaZulu
13-04-19 PL Orlando Pirates 2 - 1 Free State Stars
17-04-19 PL Highlands Park 1 - 1 Free State Stars
24-04-19 PL Free State Stars 2 - 2 Baroka
28-04-19 PL Golden Arrows 2 - 1 Free State Stars
04-05-19 PL Kaizer Chiefs 1 - 1 Free State Stars
11-05-19 PL Free State Stars 13:00 Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
All Mtn 8 Cup League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup Club Friendlies CAF Champions League
All Home Away
06-04-19 CCL Mamelodi Sundowns 5 - 0 Al Ahly
13-04-19 CCL Al Ahly 1 - 0 Mamelodi Sundowns
17-04-19 PL Mamelodi Sundowns 0 - 2 SuperSport United
20-04-19 PL Baroka 1 - 2 Mamelodi Sundowns
23-04-19 PL Mamelodi Sundowns 3 - 2 Chippa United
26-04-19 CCL Wydad Casablanca 2 - 1 Mamelodi Sundowns
30-04-19 PL Black Leopards 1 - 2 Mamelodi Sundowns
04-05-19 CCL Mamelodi Sundowns 0 - 0 Wydad Casablanca
07-05-19 PL Mamelodi Sundowns 2 - 0 Golden Arrows
11-05-19 PL Free State Stars 13:00 Mamelodi Sundowns

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 29 15 11 3 39 24 15 6 7 2 18 12 14 9 4 1 21 12 15 56
2 Orlando Pirates 29 14 12 3 41 24 14 6 7 1 22 12 15 8 5 2 19 12 17 54
3 Bidvest Wits 29 15 6 8 44 29 15 7 2 6 22 15 14 8 4 2 22 14 15 51
4 Cape Town City 29 13 9 7 47 34 15 7 6 2 28 18 14 6 3 5 19 16 13 48
5 Polokwane City 29 11 11 7 38 32 15 6 4 5 23 21 14 5 7 2 15 11 6 44
6 SuperSport United 29 12 8 9 29 27 14 7 4 3 17 10 15 5 4 6 12 17 2 44
7 Kaizer Chiefs 29 9 12 8 33 28 15 5 5 5 15 15 14 4 7 3 18 13 5 39
8 Highlands Park 29 8 14 7 33 32 15 7 5 3 20 16 14 1 9 4 13 16 1 38
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 29 10 7 12 32 36 14 5 3 6 15 16 15 5 4 6 17 20 -4 37
10 Golden Arrows 29 8 12 9 27 30 14 6 3 5 15 14 15 2 9 4 12 16 -3 36
11 AmaZulu 29 10 7 12 32 38 15 7 6 2 20 10 14 3 1 10 12 28 -6 31
12 Baroka 29 6 10 13 26 36 14 2 6 6 13 18 15 4 4 7 13 18 -10 28
13 Chippa United 29 6 9 14 26 35 14 3 4 7 10 14 15 3 5 7 16 21 -9 27
14 Free State Stars 29 6 9 14 31 46 14 4 5 5 19 20 15 2 4 9 12 26 -15 27
15 Black Leopards 29 6 9 14 29 46 14 5 4 5 16 14 15 1 5 9 13 32 -17 27
16 Maritzburg United 29 6 8 15 21 31 15 4 6 5 15 15 14 2 2 10 6 16 -10 26

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