Match preview Premier League: Moroka Swallows - Bloemfontein Celtic at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Competition: Wed 28.October
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium (24000 seats)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Premier League game of the season. Moroka Swallows look forward to welcoming Bloemfontein Celtic in front of their home support.

It's no vacation for neither Swallows nor Bloemfontein Celtic 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.

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Moroka Swallows form and stats

Swallows are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Before that, Swallows had a First Division home game versus Tshakhuma which ended with a victory 3-0.

Last season, Moroka Swallows's league statistics were 17 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the First Division. Over these 30 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 27. Playing at home last season Moroka Swallows managed 9-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 14 conceded.

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Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats

Bloemfontein has another fixture away, a Mtn 8 Cup game, against SuperSport United in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Let's have a look at how Bloemfontein Celtic performed last season in the League Cup: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 12 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 6 and lost 7 with 15/24 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Swallows won two games, six matches ended with a draw and Bloemfontein Celtic has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Moroka Swallows missing players

Bloemfontein Celtic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Moroka Swallows Bloemfontein Celtic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 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% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 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
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Moroka Swallows Last season Bloemfontein Celtic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
17 9   Won W   2 9
6 3   Drew D   6 12
7 3   Lost L   7 9
41 22   Scored S   15 43
27 14   Conceded C   24 39
87% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 83%
63% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 77%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 53%
13% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 33%
10% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
50% 60%   BTTS BTTS   53% 67%
43% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 23%
20% 7%   Failed to Score F T   40% 27%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.2 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
227 150   Total Shots T S   103 236
82 58   Shots on Target S O   41 105
38% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 40%

  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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 SuperSport United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Baroka 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 AmaZulu 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Bloemfontein Celtic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Cape Town City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Chippa United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Golden Arrows 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Moroka Swallows 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Orlando Pirates 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Stellenbosch 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 TS Galaxy 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Tshakhuma 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Maritzburg United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Black Leopards 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Kaizer Chiefs 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -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 Moroka Swallows 30 17 6 7 41 27 15 9 3 3 22 14 15 8 3 4 19 13 14 57
2 Ajax Cape Town 30 18 3 9 50 37 15 11 1 3 26 16 15 7 2 6 24 21 13 57
3 Tshakhuma 30 14 6 10 36 31 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 4 2 9 13 23 5 48
4 Real Kings 30 12 11 7 42 31 15 5 5 5 21 17 15 7 6 2 21 14 11 47
5 Free State Stars 30 11 12 7 41 32 15 6 8 1 23 13 15 5 4 6 18 19 9 45
6 Uthongathi 30 10 14 6 32 26 15 3 8 4 14 14 15 7 6 2 18 12 6 44
7 JDR Stars 30 11 10 9 46 40 15 8 3 4 25 17 15 3 7 5 21 23 6 43
8 Steenberg United 30 9 12 9 35 36 15 6 7 2 22 16 15 3 5 7 13 20 -1 39
9 University of Pretoria 30 9 11 10 37 39 15 6 6 3 22 17 15 3 5 7 15 22 -2 38
10 TS Galaxy 30 8 12 10 29 31 15 3 8 4 16 16 15 5 4 6 13 15 -2 36
11 Cape Umoya United 30 9 8 13 33 36 15 7 1 7 18 17 15 2 7 6 15 19 -3 35
12 Richards Bay 30 9 8 13 28 39 15 5 3 7 17 20 15 4 5 6 11 19 -11 35
13 Jomo Cosmos 30 8 9 13 23 35 15 5 4 6 12 14 15 3 5 7 11 21 -12 33
14 Mbombela United 30 8 9 13 27 30 15 6 5 4 17 10 15 2 4 9 10 20 -3 32
15 TS Sporting 30 6 14 10 26 34 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 3 7 5 15 20 -8 32
16 Royal Eagles 30 4 9 17 29 51 15 3 4 8 17 26 15 1 5 9 12 25 -22 21
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

Table
  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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 SuperSport United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Baroka 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 AmaZulu 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Bloemfontein Celtic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Cape Town City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Chippa United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Golden Arrows 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Moroka Swallows 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Orlando Pirates 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Stellenbosch 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 TS Galaxy 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Tshakhuma 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Maritzburg United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Black Leopards 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Kaizer Chiefs 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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