It hasn't been easy for Maritzburg United so far, and that also applies to Chippa United. These struggling sides hope for some much needed points here.
- Maritzburg United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Chippa United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
These teams have little in common geographically as Chippa United have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Maritzburg United have played 7 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Maritzburg United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like TS Galaxy, Moroka Swallows, Maritzburg United, Tshakhuma and Baroka), they have won 2 of 2 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Maritzburg's previous game, also at home. Visiting Stellenbosch (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at Cape Town City.There will be little rest for Maritzburg after this match as they are travelling to Kaizer Chiefs for a Premier League game in only three days.
Maritzburg has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 3 goals from 7 games. Maritzburg have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Maritzburg has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Chippa United form and stats
Chippa United have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-5 (8 played).
Chippa United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at AmaZulu (placed 8th). It looked so good for Chippa vs AmaZulu, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting AmaZulu.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sekhukhune United in just three days.
The attacking power of Chippa when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Chippa United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played before this season: Chippa United - Maritzburg 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Maritzburg victories, five draws and two Chippa United wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Eva Nga 5 goals |   B. Hlongwane 2 goals |  L. Skelem 2 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Chippa United missing players
| Maritzburg United | Chippa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 44% | 29% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 40% |
| 44% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 37% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 35% |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
- Chippa United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Chippa United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Chippa United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chippa United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
- Chippa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Maritzburg United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Royal AM | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Stellenbosch | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Moroka Swallows | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 13 |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Baroka | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |