Early sportsbook action hint to Mamelodi Sundowns advantage against Moroka Swallows

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Competition: Tue 03.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium (51762 seats)

The Premier League overall standings tell a tale about these contenders so far, with Mamelodi Sundowns in front of Moroka Swallows by 18 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:

Insights:
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals (26) in Premier League
  • Moroka Swallows have yet to win a game away.

It's no vacation for neither Mamelodi Sundowns nor Moroka Swallows 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.

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Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats

Mamelodi Sundowns have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. After failing to beat TS Galaxy here at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Mamelodi Sundowns has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ronwen Williams not having conceded a league goal in 491 minutes.

Mamelodi Sundowns's last game was hosting Orlando Pirates (placed 5th) and winning 2-0. Mailula has scored in five games in a row. Skilful!

Before that one, a nice away victory at Orlando Pirates. A Black Label Cup match.

It should be noted that a glance at the 13 most recent league matches shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

There will be little rest for Mamelodi after this match as they are travelling to Richards Bay for a Premier League game in only three days.

Mamelodi Sundowns have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Loftus Versfeld Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Mamelodi Sundowns have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Moroka Swallows form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Moroka Swallows so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-3 (win-draw-lose).

Two away games in a row for Swallows, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Richards Bay. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to SuperSport United.

A quick return to home after this game, as Moroka Swallows are hosting Chippa United in the Premier League only three days away.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Moroka Swallows's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Swallows in these games.

Head 2 Head

Mamelodi Sundowns have pulled off a streak of 8 consecutive games without defeat (6-2-0) when playing Moroka Swallows.

Top Goalscorers

Mamelodi SundownsP. Shalulile
P. Shalulile
6 goals
Mamelodi SundownsC. Mailula
C. Mailula
4 goals
Moroka SwallowsM. Musonda
M. Musonda
3 goals

Mamelodi Sundowns missing players

Moroka Swallows missing players

Mamelodi Sundowns Moroka Swallows
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 3 7 13
10 6 2 Won W 0 0 3
1 0 0 Drew D 1 4 4
2 1 0 Lost L 2 3 6
26 13 4 Scored S 1 2 13
5 2 0 Conceded C 3 8 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 85%
69% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 43% 69%
46% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 46%
15% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
23% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 54%
69% 71% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 23%
8% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 71% 38%
 
4.5 3.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.1 3.2
4 4.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.7 5.8
1.9 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.4 10.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 7.6 7.9
4.8 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2 2.5
42% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 14% 41%
 
6.5 5.9 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7.9 8.5
2.2 1.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.9 3.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Moroka Swallows have scored away.
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the most points (18) at home in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals (13) at home in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals (26) in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have the the best goal difference (+21) in Premier League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Mamelodi Sundowns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mamelodi Sundowns is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premier League
  • Moroka Swallows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Moroka Swallows have yet to win a game away.

  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 13 10 1 2 26 5 7 6 0 1 13 2 6 4 1 1 13 3 21 31
2 Richards Bay 14 7 5 2 12 6 7 3 3 1 3 1 7 4 2 1 9 5 6 26
3 SuperSport United 13 7 3 3 18 12 7 4 3 0 11 5 6 3 0 3 7 7 6 24
4 Kaizer Chiefs 14 7 3 4 18 15 6 3 2 1 9 5 8 4 1 3 9 10 3 24
5 Orlando Pirates 14 5 4 5 9 9 7 3 2 2 5 3 7 2 2 3 4 6 0 19
6 Chippa United 14 5 4 5 17 18 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 3 2 3 11 11 -1 19
7 AmaZulu 14 4 6 4 11 11 7 3 1 3 7 7 7 1 5 1 4 4 0 18
8 TS Galaxy 13 3 7 3 8 8 6 1 3 2 3 3 7 2 4 1 5 5 0 16
9 Cape Town City 13 4 4 5 13 14 7 3 3 1 7 5 6 1 1 4 6 9 -1 16
10 Golden Arrows 14 4 4 6 15 17 8 2 3 3 9 10 6 2 1 3 6 7 -2 16
11 Real Kings 13 5 1 7 15 20 7 3 1 3 7 8 6 2 0 4 8 12 -5 16
12 Stellenbosch 14 3 6 5 15 18 7 2 2 3 10 10 7 1 4 2 5 8 -3 15
13 Marumo Gallants FC 13 2 7 4 8 10 6 1 5 0 5 4 7 1 2 4 3 6 -2 13
14 Moroka Swallows 13 3 4 6 13 18 6 3 0 3 11 10 7 0 4 3 2 8 -5 13
15 Sekhukhune United 13 2 6 5 10 13 6 2 3 1 6 4 7 0 3 4 4 9 -3 12
16 Maritzburg United 14 2 5 7 7 21 8 2 2 4 6 13 6 0 3 3 1 8 -14 11