Round 8
Lucas Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville
Friday 14 October 2011
20h00 kick-off
QUOTES:
FADLU DAVIDS
“Coming from behind to beat Platinum Stars was a good result for us and we’re happy with our log position, but we also feel we’ve dropped some points along the way. We know we haven’t achieved anything and we’re still working hard,” he said.
“We respect SuperSport; they are former champions and still a top team. In previous seasons we would’ve been fine with a draw but the mentality is different now. We want to start winning games away from home and we know it’s possible,” he said.
GLEN SALMON
“Morgan Gould is one of our top players and he will be missed, but we have other players who can fill in. These things happen in football and it’s always an opportunity for other players to put up their hands and do well for the team,” he said.
“The game against Maritzburg is going to be tough because they’ve been playing well. They’ve always been tough to beat at home but this season they seem to be playing with the same intensity even away from home, I believe they are going to cause problems for a lot of clubs,” said Salmon.
“However, if we play correctly and stick to our game-plan we should be too strong for them and come away with the right result,” he concluded.
Match background
- The Absa Premiership’s only two unbeaten teams this season – SuperSport United and Maritzburg United – meet at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Friday evening, kick-off at 20h00.
- SuperSport drew 1-1 away to Moroka Swallows in their last game before the international break.
- The Tshwane team has a 100 percent home record so far this season, having won all three of their home matches.
- Matsatsantsa are placed first on the Absa Premiership log, with 15 points from seven matches.
- Maritzburg defeated Platinum Stars 2-1 in their last league match thanks to late goals from Obada and Diouf.
- The KwaZulu-Natal team may be unbeaten but they have yet to win away from home this season: all three of their matches on the road have ended in draws.
- The Team of Choice are placed third on the Absa Premiership log, with 13 points from seven matches.
- In head-to-head stats, SuperSport and Maritzburg have met in 10 league matches since 2005/06.
- Matsatsantsa have never suffered a league defeat to the Team of Choice, having claimed six wins while the other four game have ended in draws.
- SuperSport’s home record against Maritzburg is even more impressive, with four wins and a draw from five matches.
- Last season the teams drew 2-2 in their first round match in Pietermaritzburg and SuperSport won 1-0 in the return fixture.
- SuperSport’s line-up from their 1-1 draw with Swallows: Williams, Booysens, Moon, Gould, September (Gabonamong 53’), Selolwane, Nyondo, Mdluli, Langerman, Hartog (Maluleke 56’), Salmon (Erasmus 78’).
- Maritzburg’s line-up from their 2-1 win over Stars: Walters; Petersen (Matle 68’), Diouf, Hendricks, Sosibo (Ncubeni 71’); Obada, Morton, Lentjies, Evans; Olomu (F. Davids 53’), Sibisi.
Previous meetings
Last ten league meetings
Season Result Scorers
2005/06 Maritzburg 0-2 SuperSport Mphela, Klate
2005/06 SuperSport 1-1 Maritzburg Mphela; Makgale
2006/07 Maritzburg 1-1 SuperSport Zimba; Mashego
2006/07 SuperSport 3-0 Maritzburg Mphela 3
2008/09 SuperSport 5-0 Maritzburg Zongo, Laffor 3, Katza
2008/09 Maritzburg 1-3 SuperSport Pule; Gould, Pelembe 2
2009/10 Maritzburg 1-1 SuperSport Chivuta (pen); Gould
2009/10 SuperSport 3-2 Maritzburg Maluleke, Laffor 2; Aka Bester
2010/11 Maritzburg 2-2 SuperSport Sibisi, Bester; Maluleke, Gould
2010/11 SuperSport 1-0 Maritzburg Erasmus
Head-to-Head
(League only, since 2005/06)
Home
P W D L GF GA
SuperSport 5 4 1 0 13 3
Maritzburg 5 0 3 2 5 9
Away
P W D L GF GA
SuperSport 5 2 3 0 9 5
Maritzburg 5 0 1 4 3 13
Total
P W D L GF GA
SuperSport 10 6 4 0 22 8
Maritzburg 10 0 4 6 8 22
Fixtures and results
SuperSport United
2011/12 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers
1 13/08/11 A FS Stars (0-1) D 1-1 Laffor 57’ pen
2 17/08/11 H Arrows (1-0) W 2-1 Nyondo 45+1’, Niang 83’
3 24/08/11 A AmaZulu (0-0) W 2-1 Maluleke 80’ pen, Niang 81’
4 14/09/11 H Leopards (1-0) W 3-0 Nyondo 44’ 49’, Gould 63’
5 17/09/11 A Cosmos (0-1) D 2-2 Erasmus 52’, Hartog 60’
6 25/09/11 H P Stars (0-0) W 2-0 Nyondo 61’, Erasmus 68’
7 28/09/11 A Swallows (1-0) D 1-1 Salmon 15’
League position – 1st
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
Away 4 1 3 0 6 5 +1 6
Overall 7 4 3 0 13 6 +7 15
Maritzburg United
2011/12 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers
1 14/08/11 H Wits (0-1) D 2-2 Sibisi 73’ pen, Matle 77’
2 17/08/11 A Ajax (0-1) D 1-1 Davids 78’
3 24/08/11 H Pirates (0-1) W 2-1 Sibisi 49’, Diouf 77’
4 14/09/11 A Celtic (1-0) D 1-1 Sibisi 38’
5 18/09/11 H Arrows (1-0) W 2-0 Obada 9’, Lentjies 78’
6 24/09/11 A Leopards (0-0) D 0-0
7 28/09/11 H P Stars (0-0) W 2-1 Obada 85’, Diouf 90+3’
League position – 3rd
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10
Away 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
Overall 7 3 4 0 10 6 +4 13
League standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SuperSport United 7 4 3 0 13 6 +7 15
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 7 4 2 1 13 6 +7 14
3 Maritzburg United 7 3 4 0 10 6 +4 13
4 Kaizer Chiefs 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13
5 Moroka Swallows 7 4 1 2 9 9 0 13
6 Ajax Cape Town 7 4 1 2 10 11 -1 13
7 Free State Stars 7 3 2 2 6 6 0 11
8 Orlando Pirates 7 3 1 3 6 5 +1 10
9 Bidvest Wits 7 2 3 2 9 8 +1 9
10 Bloemfontein Celtic 7 2 2 3 9 7 +2 8
11 Santos 7 2 1 4 7 9 -2 7
12 Platinum Stars 7 2 1 4 8 11 -3 7
13 Black Leopards 7 1 3 3 5 10 -5 6
14 Golden Arrows 7 2 0 5 7 14 -7 6
15 AmaZulu 7 1 2 4 6 7 -1 5
16 Jomo Cosmos 7 0 3 4 3 9 -6 3
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