Both these teams have struggled so far, but three points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Tshakhuma - Maritzburg United!
- Tshakhuma have the fewest scored goals (18) in Premier League
- Maritzburg United have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Premier League
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.
Relegation threatens Tshakhuma who should definitely be looking for some points here. Maritzburg are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Tshakhuma form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Tshakhuma, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in Premier League, have to build on here at Thohoyandou Stadium in the Premier League.
Tshakhuma lost their last game at SuperSport United (placed 6th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Goalkeeper W. Arubi got the top rating on the team in that game; 0.0 out of ten. Arubi .
Ahead of that match, Tshakhuma won a home game hosting Chippa United (1-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tshakhuma as they are travelling to their away game against Baroka in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tshakhuma here at Thohoyandou Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Tshakhuma have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Maritzburg United have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-2-7 (12 played).
The supporters enjoyed Maritzburg United's previous game versus Golden Arrows (placed 3rd), a Premier League 3-2 win played at home. M. Engelhardt was the team player of the game with the player rating of 0.0. The agile goalkeeper Engelhardt .
Prior to that match, the Maritzburg manager E. Middendorp faced defeat when travelling to Mamelodi Sundowns and losing 0-2.Maritzburg United has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Cape Town City in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Maritzburg have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Maritzburg United - Tshakhuma 0-1 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kutumela 12 goals | J. Moseamedi 4 goals |  B. Ndengane 3 goals |
Tshakhuma missing players
Maritzburg United missing players
| Tshakhuma | Maritzburg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 35 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 33 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 69% | 77% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 73% |
| 31% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 38% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 23% | 23% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 19% |
| 42% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 42% | 56% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 32% | 39% |
- Maritzburg United have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Premier League
- Tshakhuma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tshakhuma have the fewest scored goals (18) in Premier League
- Tshakhuma have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
- Tshakhuma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Baroka | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Kaizer Chiefs | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 19 |