The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Highlands Park are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 11th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Highlands Park form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Highlands Park are 4-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Highlands Park's last game was hosting Golden Arrows (placed 7th) and winning 2-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at SuperSport United.
There will be little rest for Highlands Park after this match as they are travelling to Kaizer Chiefs for a Premier League game in only three days.
Highlands Park have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Makhulong Stadium with 11 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Highlands Park have conceded only 6 goals.
Black Leopards form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Black Leopards so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Black Leopards are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Two away games in a row for Black Leopards, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Orlando Pirates in the Premier League. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs AmaZulu.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chippa United in just three days.
Black Leopards find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Black Leopards have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Black Leopards - Highlands Park 1-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 1 Highlands Park victory, 4 draws and 0 Black Leopards wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 8 goals |  L. Kapinga 4 goals |  M. Musonda 3 goals |
Highlands Park missing players
Black Leopards missing players
| Highlands Park | Black Leopards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 21% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | 74 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 53 | 121 |
| 52 | 25 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 20 | 44 |
| 31% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 30% |
- Black Leopards have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Black Leopards have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Black Leopards haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Highlands Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Highlands Park haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Highlands Park | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Maritzburg United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Black Leopards | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Baroka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Cape Town City | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 13 |