Moroka Swallows v Cape Town City betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Competition: Wed 09.Aug
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium (24000 seats)

Moroka Swallows open their doors to Cape Town City for another engaging Premier League game here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium.

Cape Town City have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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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Moroka Swallows form and stats

The Moroka Swallows manager Komphela and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Golden Arrows (placed 6th). The hometeam coach Komphela made a successful contribution in the game against Golden Arrows, bringing on Mabasa who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfielder Patjie was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Patjie served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Tshakhuma.

Swallows are traveling soon after this match as the Mtn 8 Cup match at Mamelodi Sundowns awaits in three days.

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Cape Town City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Cape Town City performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 9 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded {30 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 16/19 goals scored/conceded.

431 minutes! That's how long the Cape Town City goalkeeper Darren Keet and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from Paciência secured the home win 1-0 against Polokwane City in their previous game. Paciência came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Polokwane City last time out, making the manager Tinkler feel like a tactical genius. Defender Heerden was the best team player with a rating of 7.95. Heerden hit one key pass and won 11 of 15 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kaizer Chiefs at their stadium, the result 1-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cape are hosting Kaizer Chiefs in the Mtn 8 Cup only four days away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Moroka Swallows wins - draws - Cape Town City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SwallowsT. Mabaso
T. Mabaso
1 goals
Cape Town CityJ. Cristóvão Paciência
J. Cristóvão Paciência
1 goals

Moroka Swallows missing players

Cape Town City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Moroka Swallows Cape Town City
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 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
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% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
11 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
16 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 8
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Moroka Swallows Last season Cape Town City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
11 7   Won W   5 12
7 3   Drew D   3 9
12 5   Lost L   7 9
26 18   Scored S   16 34
33 15   Conceded C   19 30
83% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 87%
57% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 67%
33% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 40%
13% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 13%
10% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 7%
33% 40%   BTTS BTTS   60% 50%
40% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 37%
43% 27%   Failed to Score F T   20% 27%
 
3.3 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.1
5.9 6.1   Corners against (avg) C A   2.9 3.6
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.3
3 1   Red cards R C   3 6
 
7.5 7.9   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 9.9
2.6 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 4
33% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 29%
 
9.5 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 9.5
3 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SuperSport United 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Stellenbosch 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 TS Galaxy 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cape Town City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Golden Arrows 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Moroka Swallows 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
8 AmaZulu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kaizer Chiefs 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chippa United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Real Kings 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sekhukhune United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Cape Town Spurs 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Orlando Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Polokwane City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Richards Bay 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 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 21 7 2 52 13 15 12 2 1 27 5 15 9 5 1 25 8 39 70
2 Orlando Pirates 30 16 6 8 40 21 15 8 4 3 19 10 15 8 2 5 21 11 19 54
3 SuperSport United 30 14 9 7 34 22 15 10 5 0 23 8 15 4 4 7 11 14 12 51
4 Cape Town City 30 12 9 9 34 30 15 7 6 2 18 11 15 5 3 7 16 19 4 45
5 Kaizer Chiefs 30 13 5 12 32 33 15 6 3 6 18 15 15 7 2 6 14 18 -1 44
6 Stellenbosch 30 10 10 10 39 38 15 7 4 4 27 18 15 3 6 6 12 20 1 40
7 Sekhukhune United 30 10 10 10 24 27 15 8 5 2 17 9 15 2 5 8 7 18 -3 40
8 Moroka Swallows 30 11 7 12 26 33 15 7 3 5 18 15 15 4 4 7 8 18 -7 40
9 Golden Arrows 30 10 8 12 32 40 15 5 5 5 17 17 15 5 3 7 15 23 -8 38
10 TS Galaxy 30 7 14 9 28 22 15 4 6 5 19 10 15 3 8 4 9 12 6 35
11 Real Kings 30 9 8 13 33 43 15 6 4 5 17 14 15 3 4 8 16 29 -10 35
12 AmaZulu 30 7 12 11 29 33 15 5 4 6 18 18 15 2 8 5 11 15 -4 33
13 Richards Bay 30 8 9 13 20 30 15 3 5 7 7 13 15 5 4 6 13 17 -10 33
14 Chippa United 30 7 9 14 29 44 15 3 5 7 11 18 15 4 4 7 18 26 -15 30
15 Maritzburg United 30 7 9 14 24 40 15 4 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 7 17 -16 30
16 Tshakhuma 30 5 14 11 27 34 15 4 7 4 13 13 15 1 7 7 14 21 -7 29

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 SuperSport United 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Stellenbosch 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 TS Galaxy 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cape Town City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Golden Arrows 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Moroka Swallows 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
8 AmaZulu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kaizer Chiefs 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chippa United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Real Kings 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sekhukhune United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Cape Town Spurs 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Orlando Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Polokwane City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Richards Bay 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0

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