This promises to be quite the engrossing run-in at Mavuso Sports Centre in the Premier League. Highlanders is in 7th place and host Royal Leopards in 5th place. Read about the match here!
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.
Highlanders form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Highlanders so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
In their previous game, the manager Makhanya led his Highlanders to a defeat away at Illovo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mavuso Sports Centre.
Before that, Highlanders had a home game versus Ezulwini United which ended with a victory 3-1.Early season league goal statistics from Highlanders's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 3 conceded.
Royal Leopards form and stats
Royal Leopards have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 6 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 13 fixtures.
There were no winners in Royal Leopards's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Mbabane Swallows (placed 12th).
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Madlenya's place.Royal Leopards have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Highlanders victory, zero draws and one Royal Leopards win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
Highlanders missing players
Royal Leopards missing players
| Highlanders | Royal Leopards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highlanders | Last season | Royal Leopards | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 81% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 62% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 65% | ||
| 42% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 42% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 27% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 19% | ||
| 27% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 50% | ||
| 62% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 38% | ||
| 31% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 23% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Madlenya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Green Mamba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Manzini Sea Birds | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 4 | Denver | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 5 | Royal Leopards | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Illovo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Highlanders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Nsingizini Hotspurs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Manzini Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Young Buffaloes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Ezulwini United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Mbabane Swallows | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Moneni Pirates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 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 | Green Mamba | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Young Buffaloes | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 31 | 58 |
| 3 | Mbabane Swallows | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 54 |
| 4 | Highlanders | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | Royal Leopards | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Nsingizini Hotspurs | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Moneni Pirates | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 | Denver | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Manzini Sea Birds | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Manzini Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -20 | 27 |
| 11 | Madlenya | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Tambuti | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -21 | 23 |
| 13 | Tambankulu Callies | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -29 | 15 |
| 14 | Seven Dreams | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 29 | -41 | 15 |
