The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Maritzburg United and SuperSport United are placed 16th and 7th respectively.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Maritzburg United form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Premier League game of the season here at Harry Gwala Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses from Maritzburg United's 15 home games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Maritzburg United with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Baroka game, 34 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
In their previous game, the manager E. Tinkler led his Maritzburg to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Black Leopards. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Harry Gwala Stadium. Prior to that, an away loss at Chippa United.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Maritzburg United at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
SuperSport United form and stats
No Premier League points yet away for SuperSport United, from their first 2 matches. SuperSport has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
It might be tough going out on the road again for SuperSport, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Orlando Pirates (placed 2nd). It was a Mtn 8 Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Bloemfontein Celtic wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
2 goals so far away for SuperSport United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Maritzburg victory, three draws and six SuperSport 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. Grobler 13 goals |  T. Kutumela 6 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
SuperSport United missing players
| Maritzburg United | SuperSport United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 100% |
- Maritzburg United has the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League
- Maritzburg United is in the worst form (0-0-4)
| Maritzburg United | Last season | SuperSport United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 43 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 83% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 13% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 17% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 43% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 256 | 137 | Total Shots | T S | 138 | 341 | ||
| 86 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 112 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Moroka Swallows | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Baroka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Golden Arrows | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | TS Galaxy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Stellenbosch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | AmaZulu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Black Leopards | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 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 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 52 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 25 |