Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Loftus Versfeld Stadium clash with Stellenbosch, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for SuperSport United and Stellenbosch.
It's quite the trip for Stellenbosch when visiting SuperSport United as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
SuperSport United form and stats
SuperSport United have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
SuperSport United are confident in defense, having played 310 minutes without conceding a goal.
Happy days for SuperSport United in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Maritzburg United (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Bidvest Wits and winning 1-0.
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 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 4.
SuperSport United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Loftus Versfeld Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Stellenbosch form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stellenbosch so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Stellenbosch has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Stellenbosch aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 339 league minutes without a goal. I. Rayners was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Kaizer Chiefs with 0-4 on the scoreboard. A draw for Stellenbosch before that, at their own venue hosting Highlands Park (0-0).
Stellenbosch lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Stellenbosch are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of five matches.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Stellenbosch have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 
M. Modiba
4 goals
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B. Grobler
4 goals
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W. Isaacs
4 goals
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SuperSport United missing players
Stellenbosch missing players
| SuperSport United | Stellenbosch | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 92% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 75% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 58% |
| 33% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 42% |
| 25% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 25% |
| 8% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 50% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 42% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 5.3 | 5 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 134 | 68 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 37 | 84 |
| 38 | 22 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 42% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 26% |
- Stellenbosch have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- SuperSport United have not yet lost a game at home.
- SuperSport United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Highlands Park | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Maritzburg United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Polokwane City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Baroka | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Black Leopards | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Chippa United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 |