It's fixture two of the Premier League campaign and everything to play for. Don't miss our exhaustive preview of Maritzburg United-Sekhukhune United!
It's no vacation for neither Maritzburg nor Sekhukhune United 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.
Maritzburg United form and stats
In the previous season, Maritzburg United's league stats were 7 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses, leading to 12th position in the Premier League. Over these 30 matches they scored 22 goals and let in 33. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Maritzburg United delivered 6-4-5 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 12 conceded. 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.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Maritzburg United, who played 1-1 against Sekhukhune United. That match was also played at this venue (Harry Gwala Stadium). Makume felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Sekhukhune United as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 85th minute.
Heartbreak before that as Maritzburg United lost 1-4 at Orlando Pirates's place.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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 7 and lost 2.
Early season league goal statistics from Maritzburg United's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Sekhukhune United form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sekhukhune United performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 21 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 10/13 goals scored/conceded. One match played away so far in the Premier League for Sekhukhune United and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from 15 games.
Sekhukhune United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Maritzburg United (placed 5th).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Tshakhuma.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sekhukhune United playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 Sekhukhune United win, 6 draws and 1 defeat.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sekhukhune United has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
This duo encountered each other before this season: Maritzburg - Sekhukhune United 1-1. Statistics for the previous four meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Maritzburg United, two draws and one win for Sekhukhune United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Sam 1 goals |  T. Mabaso 1 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Sekhukhune United missing players
| Maritzburg United | Sekhukhune United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Maritzburg United | Last season | Sekhukhune United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | ||
| 57% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 47% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 13% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 23% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 40% | ||
| 37% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 50% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.9 | 2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 35% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.1 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Real Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Maritzburg United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Tshakhuma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Stellenbosch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | SuperSport United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cape Town City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Golden Arrows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 |
