Moroka Swallows have journeyed here for an absorbing game versus the home team Maritzburg United. Get ready for the match with this thorough Premier League preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maritzburg United and Moroka Swallows.
Maritzburg United form and stats
The first Premier League game here at Harry Gwala Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Maritzburg United's home game statistics were 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 15 games.
Maritzburg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Kaizer Chiefs.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sekhukhune United.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Maritzburg United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Maritzburg United as they are travelling to their away game against Cape Town City in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Maritzburg United at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
Playing away, Moroka Swallows have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Swallows won their last game, 3-2 versus Cape Town City played at home. That victory was so important for this team, after a painful period of ten league matches in a row not winning. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Kerr when Mtshali scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Orlando Pirates's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Moroka Swallows in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Moroka Swallows, 11 draws and 4 defeats.
0 goals so far away for Moroka Swallows, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Moroka Swallows have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) facing Maritzburg United.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sam 1 goals |  W. Isaacs 1 goals | S. Mtshali 1 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Moroka Swallows missing players
| Maritzburg United | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 7 | 9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 8.5 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 12 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Maritzburg United | Last season | Moroka Swallows | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | ||
| 57% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | ||
| 37% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | AmaZulu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Sekhukhune United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | TS Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Moroka Swallows | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | SuperSport United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Cape Town City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Golden Arrows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 65 |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| 3 | Real Kings | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 47 |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 47 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 40 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -12 | 29 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Baroka | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 25 |
