Maritzburg United ended up with a 1-1 scoreline facing TS Galaxy last game, a match to learn from. The next assignment is this sturdy Royal AM team.
- Maritzburg United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Royal AM have the most scored goals (20) away in Premier League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Nedbank Cup.
Maritzburg United form and stats
4-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Maritzburg United so far this season.
Maritzburg United travelled for their previous game, a trip to TS Galaxy that ended 1-1.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at AmaZulu.The manager Middendorp will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stellenbosch in only three days.
Maritzburg United have scored 9 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Maritzburg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Harry Gwala Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Royal AM form and stats
3 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Royal AM, who have the most scored goals (20) away in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Nedbank Cup home loss versus Mamelodi Sundowns with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting AmaZulu in the Premier League.The travelling fans enjoy Royal AM's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 13 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Royal in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties face each other this season, as the records show this recent match: Royal AM - Maritzburg United 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 14 goals | M. Macuphu 5 goals |   A. Soukouna 3 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Royal AM missing players
| Maritzburg United | Royal AM | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 37 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 85% | 85% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 58% | 54% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 69% | 58% |
| 27% | 23% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 46% | 38% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 46% | 27% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 23% | 15% |
| 46% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 50% |
| 27% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 38% |
| 42% | 46% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 23% |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 32% | 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 73% | 62% | 60% |
| 6.6 | 6.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
- Maritzburg United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Maritzburg United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Royal AM have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Royal AM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Royal AM have scored more than double the goals of Maritzburg United.
- Royal AM have the most scored goals (20) away in Premier League
- Royal AM have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 58 |
| 2 | Royal AM | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | Cape Town City | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Sekhukhune United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 26 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 23 |
| 16 | Baroka | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 18 |
