An important duel in the bottom section of the Premier League, with both Stellenbosch and Maritzburg United experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 12th and the visitors in 13th place.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Maritzburg United, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Stellenbosch form and stats
Stellenbosch's struggle is real here at Danie Craven Stadium with only 10 points collected from 11 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-5. Stellenbosch are slowly digging their own grave here at Danie Craven Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Tshakhuma match.
P. Nange was the last player to score a league goal for Stellenbosch and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Stellenbosch haven't scored in 190 minutes.
Stellenbosch travelled for their previous game, a trip to Black Leopards that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Stellenbosch lost 0-1 at home to AmaZulu.
Stellenbosch are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. Stellenbosch have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Maritzburg United form and stats
There's been little loot from Maritzburg United's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Premier League. Maritzburg United only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Orlando Pirates's place.
A new game in only three days for Maritzburg, the Premier League home match versus Moroka Swallows. Busy days.
The attacking power of Maritzburg when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Maritzburg United have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stellenbosch and Maritzburg United have met before this season: Maritzburg United - Stellenbosch 2-2. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - three - one (Stellenbosch wins - draws - Maritzburg United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kutumela 10 goals |  S. Dimgba 7 goals |  N. Sinkala 4 goals |
Stellenbosch missing players
Maritzburg United missing players
| Stellenbosch | Maritzburg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 29 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 91% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 74% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 73% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 14% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 61% | 64% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 22% | 27% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 18% |
| 26% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.5 | 7.7 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 51% | 45% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 32% | 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 47 |
| 2 | Golden Arrows | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 41 |
| 3 | AmaZulu | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Baroka | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 28 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Kaizer Chiefs | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 19 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -21 | 14 |