The season is still fairly new and the Premier League table has to be read with caution. So far Tshakhuma find themselves in 11th position and Moroka Swallows are placed 5th.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Tshakhuma form and stats
A Premier League draw at home so far for Tshakhuma. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat from 15 matches. The Tshakhuma fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Thohoyandou Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Tshakhuma has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Tshakhuma manager J. Masutha and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Mamelodi Sundowns (placed 2nd) in the Premier League. Preceding that game was the home draw versus TS Galaxy that ended 1-1.
At Thohoyandou Stadium, Tshakhuma has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
One match played away so far in the Premier League for Moroka Swallows and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from 15 games.
Swallows go into this game after a win, the home game against Bloemfontein Celtic that ended 1-0. Before that, Swallows travelled to Stellenbosch and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
1 goal so far away for Moroka Swallows, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Tshakhuma, zero draws and one win for Moroka Swallows. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Tshakhuma missing players
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| Tshakhuma | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 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% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| Tshakhuma | Last season | Moroka Swallows | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 53% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | ||
| 33% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 43% | ||
| 33% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 236 | 167 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 227 | ||
| 97 | 74 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 82 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 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 | Baroka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | TS Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Orlando Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 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 |