Premier League preview: Can SuperSport United edge out victory against Marumo Gallants FC?

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Competition: Fri 30.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium (28900 seats)

SuperSport United warm up for Marumo Gallants FC with faith in taking all three points. Will they? Open our match preview!

Insights:
  • SuperSport United have not yet lost a game at home.
  • SuperSport United have scored more than double the goals of Marumo Gallants FC.

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SuperSport United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium as SuperSport United have scored 10 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for SuperSport, who played 1-1 against Moroka Swallows. That match was also played at this venue (Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium).

Before that match, a win away at Stellenbosch.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SuperSport United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.

SuperSport United are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Cape Town City awaits in four days.

SuperSport have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. SuperSport United have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Marumo Gallants FC form and stats

There's been little loot from Marumo Gallants FC's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. Marumo Gallants FC only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

The club members enjoyed Gallants's previous fixture versus Al Ahli Tripoli, a CAF Confederations Cup win (3-0) played at home.

A loss, in the CAF Confederations Cup away at Al Ahli Tripoli, earlier. We have checked recent matches where Marumo Gallants FC have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Lacking goals? 10 of this team's most recent 12 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Sekhukhune United.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gallants's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 6 matches. Marumo Gallants FC are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three SuperSport victories, one draw and two Marumo Gallants FC wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SuperSport UnitedB. Grobler
B. Grobler
6 goals
SuperSport UnitedT. Ditlhokwe
T. Ditlhokwe
2 goals
SuperSport UnitedT. Maseko
T. Maseko
2 goals

SuperSport United missing players

Marumo Gallants FC missing players

SuperSport United Marumo Gallants FC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 3 6 12
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
3 3 1 Drew D 1 2 7
3 0 0 Lost L 2 3 3
17 10 4 Scored S 0 3 8
12 5 2 Conceded C 2 5 9
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 75%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 17% 42%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 17%
17% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 42%
25% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 33%
17% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 50%
 
4.8 5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.2 2.8
4.3 3.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 2.7
1.9 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 0.8 0.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.7 10.3 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 4.7 5.2
3.6 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2 1.9
40% 42% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 35%
 
6.5 7.7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 5.3 6.5 4.8
2.7 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.2 2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • SuperSport United have not yet lost a game at home.
  • SuperSport United have scored more than double the goals of Marumo Gallants FC.

  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 12 9 1 2 24 5 6 5 0 1 11 2 6 4 1 1 13 3 19 28
2 Richards Bay 13 6 5 2 11 6 6 2 3 1 2 1 7 4 2 1 9 5 5 23
3 SuperSport United 12 6 3 3 17 12 6 3 3 0 10 5 6 3 0 3 7 7 5 21
4 Kaizer Chiefs 13 6 3 4 16 15 6 3 2 1 9 5 7 3 1 3 7 10 1 21
5 Orlando Pirates 13 5 4 4 9 7 7 3 2 2 5 3 6 2 2 2 4 4 2 19
6 Chippa United 13 5 3 5 16 17 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 1 3 10 10 -1 18
7 AmaZulu 13 4 5 4 11 11 7 3 1 3 7 7 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 17
8 Royal AM 12 5 1 6 14 18 7 3 1 3 7 8 5 2 0 3 7 10 -4 16
9 Golden Arrows 13 4 4 5 15 15 7 2 3 2 9 8 6 2 1 3 6 7 0 16
10 Stellenbosch 13 3 5 5 14 17 6 2 1 3 9 9 7 1 4 2 5 8 -3 14
11 Marumo Gallants FC 12 2 7 3 8 9 6 1 5 0 5 4 6 1 2 3 3 5 -1 13
12 TS Galaxy 12 2 7 3 6 7 6 1 3 2 3 3 6 1 4 1 3 4 -1 13
13 Cape Town City 12 3 4 5 11 13 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 1 1 4 6 9 -2 13
14 Moroka Swallows 12 3 4 5 13 17 6 3 0 3 11 10 6 0 4 2 2 7 -4 13
15 Sekhukhune United 12 2 5 5 10 13 5 2 2 1 6 4 7 0 3 4 4 9 -3 11
16 Maritzburg United 13 2 5 6 6 19 7 2 2 3 5 11 6 0 3 3 1 8 -13 11