The league table is allowed to rest as Bloemfontein Celtic and Maniema Union battle for CAF Confederations Cup honors in this first Preliminary Round leg of two fixtures.
Bloemfontein Celtic and Maniema Union should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
Bloemfontein Celtic have played 3 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Black Leopards in a game that was won 1-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bloemfontein as they are travelling to their away game against SuperSport United in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bloemfontein here at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Bloemfontein are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Maniema Union form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round.As the visiting team in Super Ligue matches, Maniema Union have produced an overall stat of 3-3-1 so far.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Maniema manager as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Sanga Balende.
The visiting Maniema have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Maniema in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Maniema Union - Bloemfontein 0-2.Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
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| Bloemfontein Celtic | Maniema Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 17 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.6 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Baroka | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Tshakhuma | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | AmaZulu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 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 | Maniema Union | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | Vita Club | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | JSK | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Don Bosco | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Motema Pembe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Renaissance | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Blessing | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | RCK | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Sanga Balende | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Dauphins Noirs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | AC Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Lubumbashi Sport | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 7 |
| 15 | Simba | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 5 |
| 16 | Groupe Bazano | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 4 |