It's early days in the Premier League and both Moroka Swallows and TS Galaxy are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Moroka Swallows last season were 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from 15 games. Swallows haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus University of Pretoria, 258 days ago. After failing to beat Uthongathi here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium, Moroka Swallows has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Swallows goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 243 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Swallows are returning here after visiting Tshakhuma in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. R. Gamildien and N. Ngcobo scored the goal(s). Before that, Moroka Swallows had a home game versus Bloemfontein Celtic which ended with a victory 1-0.
Early season league goal statistics from Moroka Swallows's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
TS Galaxy form and stats
TS Galaxy are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Visiting Galaxy has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Galaxy goalkeeper Wensten van der Linde is eager to challenge this, with his 216 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
TS Galaxy are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Kaizer Chiefs (placed 11th). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against AmaZulu.
It's early days yet, but TS Galaxy has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Swallows victory, zero draws and one TS Galaxy win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Moroka Swallows missing players
TS Galaxy missing players
| Moroka Swallows | TS Galaxy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 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% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| Moroka Swallows | Last season | TS Galaxy | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 87% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 53% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 37% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 53% | ||
| 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 227 | 150 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 162 | ||
| 82 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 72 | ||
| 45% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Baroka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Golden Arrows | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | TS Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Chippa United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Kaizer Chiefs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Tshakhuma | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 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 |