Highlands Park and Cape Town City have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
It's no vacation for neither Highlands nor Cape Town City 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Cape Town City, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Highlands are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Cape most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Highlands Park form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Highlands Park at their home stadium (Makhulong Stadium) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Highlands are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Maritzburg United in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Polokwane City the opponent.
R. Ramagalela was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Maritzburg United after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Highlands as they are travelling to their away game against AmaZulu in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Highlands has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Highlands's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cape Town City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cape Town City so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-6 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Cape, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Golden Arrows (placed 11th) in the Premier League last time out. Before that, Cape secured a home win against Orlando Pirates with the score 1-0.
F. Lakay certainly enjoyed Cape Town City's last game versus Golden Arrows, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory.
A new game in only three days for Cape, the Premier League home match versus SuperSport United. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cape have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. Cape Town City have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cape Town City - Highlands 0-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: one win for Highlands Park, three draws and two wins for Cape Town City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 13 goals |  K. Erasmus 12 goals | A. Ralani 5 goals |
Highlands Park missing players
Cape Town City missing players
| Highlands Park | Cape Town City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 29 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 39 |
| 34 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 24 | 36 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 93% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 79% | 64% |
| 32% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 43% |
| 18% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 54% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 50% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 32% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 25% |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 288 | 167 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 146 | 289 |
| 98 | 56 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 49 | 101 |
| 30% | 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 39% | 39% |
- Cape Town City has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Cape Town City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cape Town City is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Highlands Park has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
- 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 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 53 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 53 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 46 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 28 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Baroka | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 24 |