Marumo Gallants FC vs Cape Town City: Soccer match preview

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Competition: Tue 14.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium (45500 seats)

11th- against 10th spot might not sound all that steamy. But: We have the facts and figures that makes Marumo Gallants FC - Cape Town City (even) more appealing!

Insights:
  • Marumo Gallants FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cape Town City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Marumo Gallants FC form and stats

Marumo Gallants FC have played 6 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Gallants are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Gallants are returning here after visiting Moroka Swallows in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Dion scored the goal(s). The victory against Moroka Swallows came after Dion's winning goal. The Gallants manager Malesela was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 78th minute.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Sekhukhune United with a 1-0 scoreline.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Marumo Gallants FC, as the Premier League home game vs AmaZulu is only three days away.

Marumo Gallants FC have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Gallants's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cape Town City form and stats

Cape Town City have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-2 (6 played). Visiting Cape has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Baroka (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Maritzburg United.

A new game in only four days for Cape Town City, the Premier League home match versus Moroka Swallows. Busy days.

The attacking power of Cape when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Cape have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous two meetings between these two squads are: zero wins for Gallants, one draw and one win for Cape Town City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Cape Town CityM. Mdantsane
M. Mdantsane
6 goals
GallantsS. Junior Dion
S. Junior Dion
2 goals
Marumo Gallants FCL. Koapeng
L. Koapeng
2 goals

Marumo Gallants FC missing players

Cape Town City missing players

Marumo Gallants FC Cape Town City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 3 6 13
4 1 0 Won W 0 1 4
5 4 1 Drew D 3 3 6
5 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
10 5 0 Scored S 2 4 13
15 7 0 Conceded C 2 6 15
71% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 67% 69%
43% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 54%
36% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 38%
29% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
29% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 38%
43% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 38%
57% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 54%
 
2.2 2.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5.5 3.8
2 2.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 2.3 2
1.2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.5
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.5 6.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 7 7
2 2.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 2.7 2.7
38% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 37%
 
5.2 8.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 6.8 6.3
2 3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 3.3 3.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Cape Town City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Cape Town City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Marumo Gallants FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 15 11 4 0 26 5 8 7 1 0 17 4 7 4 3 0 9 1 21 37
2 Orlando Pirates 15 5 8 2 17 11 7 3 3 1 8 6 8 2 5 1 9 5 6 23
3 Sekhukhune United 14 7 2 5 12 9 7 3 2 2 6 4 7 4 0 3 6 5 3 23
4 Real Kings 14 6 4 4 21 16 7 5 1 1 12 7 7 1 3 3 9 9 5 22
5 SuperSport United 15 6 4 5 18 13 8 4 0 4 11 9 7 2 4 1 7 4 5 22
6 Kaizer Chiefs 13 6 4 3 17 13 6 3 1 2 10 8 7 3 3 1 7 5 4 22
7 Stellenbosch 15 5 7 3 16 14 8 3 3 2 7 8 7 2 4 1 9 6 2 22
8 AmaZulu 16 3 11 2 13 12 8 2 6 0 5 2 8 1 5 2 8 10 1 20
9 Golden Arrows 13 4 6 3 19 18 7 3 3 1 10 7 6 1 3 2 9 11 1 18
10 Cape Town City 13 4 6 3 13 15 7 3 3 1 9 9 6 1 3 2 4 6 -2 18
11 Marumo Gallants FC 14 4 5 5 10 15 6 1 4 1 5 7 8 3 1 4 5 8 -5 17
12 Maritzburg United 15 3 5 7 10 15 6 2 2 2 3 4 9 1 3 5 7 11 -5 14
13 TS Galaxy 15 3 3 9 14 24 8 3 3 2 10 8 7 0 0 7 4 16 -10 12
14 Moroka Swallows 15 2 6 7 5 15 8 1 3 4 4 10 7 1 3 3 1 5 -10 12
15 Chippa United 14 2 5 7 7 17 7 0 5 2 3 6 7 2 0 5 4 11 -10 11
16 Baroka 14 2 4 8 9 15 7 2 2 3 4 4 7 0 2 5 5 11 -6 10