Aug 12th features a match where Maritzburg United will host Moroka Swallows in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Maritzburg United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sekhukhune United. Tshegofatso Mabaso struck first for Sekhukhune United in the 15th minute, but Bongani Sam got the equalizer for Maritzburg United in the 85th minute earning Maritzburg United a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while moroka Swallows is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Orlando Pirates. Evanga struck first for Orlando Pirates in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Moroka Swallows was frustrated by Orlando Pirates’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Orlando Pirates ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Moroka Swallows’s most prolific scorer has been Dillon Solomons. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Maritzburg United’s most prolific scorer has been Friday Samy. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.