Black Leopards v Maritzburg United
Absa Premiership, Round 05
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Tuesday 25 September 2012
19h30 kick-off

Match background

• Black Leopards will look to bounce back from defeat when they host Maritzburg United in an Absa Premiership match at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday, 25 September 2012, kick-off 19h30.

• Leopards suffered their first loss of the season in midweek when they went down 2-1 away to Kaizer Chiefs in a rescheduled match.

• The Limpopo team will be looking to rack up a second home win after claiming four points from their hosting of Bloemfontein Celtic and Chippa United.

• Lidoda Duvha are placed ninth on the Absa Premiership log with five points from four matches.

• Maritzburg kept up their unbeaten run with a 1-1 home draw against Free State Stars in their last outing.

• The KwaZulu-Natal side have picked up four points on their travels so far this season, with a 1-1 draw against University of Pretoria and a 2-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns.

• The Team of Choice is placed second on the Absa Premiership log with eight points from four matches.

• In head-to-head stats, Leopards and Maritzburg have met in six league games since 2005/06.

• Lidoda Duvha have three wins compared to one for the Team of Choice, while two matches have ended in draws.

• Leopards have an unbeaten home record against Maritzburg, with two wins and a draw from three matches in Limpopo.

• Last season Lidoda Duvha took four points off the KwaZulu-Natal side, drawing 0-0 at home before claiming a 1-0 away win in Pietermaritzburg.

• Leopards’ line-up from their 2-1 loss to Chiefs: Mtshali, Dzaga, Khoza, Nyirenda, Xakane, Mabunda, Tshepe (Gumede 88’), Ramagalela, Obaje (Zulu 76’), Monama, Mongalo (Amidu 52’).

• Maritzburg’s line-up from their 1-1 draw with Stars: Walters, Cloete, Petersen (Matle 46’), M. Booysen, Morton, Awal, Buckley, Mandaza (Smeekes 46’), Yende, De Jongh (Evans 87’), Malajila.

Previous meetings

All league meetings

Season Result Scorers

2005/06 Maritzburg 2-0 Leopards Sadomba, Ntsoelengoe

2005/06 Leopards 2-1 Maritzburg Ng’ambi, Mabusela; Mazana

2006/07 Maritzburg 1-1 Leopards Omotayo; Maluleke

2006/07 Leopards 1-0 Maritzburg Shongwe

2011/12 Leopards 0-0 Maritzburg

2011/12 Maritzburg 0-1 Leopards Monama

Head-to-Head

(League only, since 2005/06)

Home

P W D L GF GA

Leopards 3 2 1 0 3 1

Maritzburg 3 1 1 1 3 2

Away

P W D L GF GA

Leopards 3 1 1 1 2 3

Maritzburg 3 0 1 2 1 3

Total

P W D L GF GA

Leopards 6 3 2 1 5 4

Maritzburg 6 1 2 3 4 5

Fixtures and results

Black Leopards

2012/13 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 11/08/12 H Celtic (1-0) W 3-2 Amidu 20’, Madimba 66’, Ramagalela 80’ pen

2 22/08/12 A Wits (1-2) D 2-2 Xakane 16’, Ramagalela 58’

3 02/09/12 H Chippa (0-0) D 0-0

4 19/09/12 A Chiefs (0-1) L 1-2 Amidu 89’

2012/13 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

5 25/09/12 19h30 H Maritzburg Peter Mokaba Stadium

6 29/09/12 18h00 A Arrows Princess Magogo

7 07/10/12 15h30 H SuperSport Peter Mokaba Stadium

8 27/10/12 20h15 A Swallows Dobsonville Stadium

9 07/11/12 19h30 H P Stars Peter Mokaba Stadium

10 11/11/12 15h30 A Ajax Cape Town Stadium

11 21/11/12 19h30 H Pirates Peter Mokaba Stadium

12 24/11/12 15h30 A U Pretoria TUKS Stadium

13 05/12/12 19h30 H AmaZulu Peter Mokaba Stadium

14 09/12/12 15h30 A Sundowns Lucas Moripe Stadium

15 15/12/12 15h30 H FS Stars Peter Mokaba Stadium

16 19/12/12 19h30 A Celtic Free State Stadium

17 13/02/13 19h30 H Wits Peter Mokaba Stadium

18 16/02/13 15h30 A Chippa Athlone Stadium

19 20/02/13 19h30 H Chiefs Peter Mokaba Stadium

20 03/03/13 19h30 A Maritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium

21 06/03/13 19h30 H Arrows Peter Mokaba Stadium

22 30/03/13 18h00 A SuperSport Lucas Moripe Stadium

23 02/04/13 19h30 H Swallows Peter Mokaba Stadium

24 06/04/13 15h00 A P Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium

25 16/04/13 19h30 H Ajax Peter Mokaba Stadium

26 20/04/13 20h15 A Pirates Orlando Stadium

27 27/04/13 15h00 H U Pretoria Peter Mokaba Stadium

28 01/05/13 19h30 A AmaZulu Princess Magogo Stadium

29 11/05/13 15h00 H Sundowns Peter Mokaba Stadium

30 18/05/13 15h00 A FS Stars Goble Park

League position – 9th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts

Home 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4

Away 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1

Overall 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5

Maritzburg United

2012/13 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 12/08/12 A U Pretoria (0-0) D 1-1 M. Booysen 90+1’

2 21/08/12 H AmaZulu (0-0) W 2-0 Malajila 65’ 77’

3 02/09/12 A Sundowns (0-0) W 2-1 Buckley 71’ 74’

4 14/09/12 H FS Stars (0-0) D 1-1 M. Booysen 70’

2012/13 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

5 25/09/12 19h30 A Leopards Peter Mokaba Stadium

6 28/09/12 20h00 H Wits Harry Gwala Stadium

7 05/10/12 20h00 A Chippa Athlone Stadium

8 26/10/12 20h00 H Chiefs Harry Gwala Stadium

9 07/11/12 19h30 H Celtic Harry Gwala Stadium

10 10/11/12 18h00 A Arrows Princess Magogo Stadium

11 20/11/12 19h30 H SuperSport Harry Gwala Stadium

12 24/12/12 20h15 A Swallows Dobsonville Stadium

13 04/12/12 19h30 H P Stars Harry Gwala Stadium

14 07/12/12 20h00 A Ajax Cape Town Stadium

15 14/12/12 20h00 H Pirates Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

16 18/12/12 19h30 H U Pretoria Harry Gwala Stadium

17 12/02/13 19h30 A AmaZulu Moses Mabhida Stadium

18 15/02/13 20h00 H Sundowns Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

19 20/02/13 19h30 A FS Stars Charles Mopeli Stadium

20 03/03/13 15h30 H Leopards Harry Gwala Stadium

21 06/03/13 19h30 A Wits Bidvest Stadium

22 31/03/13 15h30 H Chippa Harry Gwala Stadium

23 03/04/13 19h30 A Chiefs Soccer City

24 07/04/13 15h00 A Celtic Botshabelo Stadium

25 17/04/13 19h30 H Arrows Harry Gwala Stadium

26 20/04/13 18h00 A SuperSport Lucas Moripe Stadium

27 26/04/13 20h00 H Swallows Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

28 01/05/13 19h30 A P Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium

29 11/05/13 15h00 H Ajax Harry Gwala Stadium

30 18/05/13 15h00 A Pirates Orlando Stadium

League position – 2nd

P W D L GF GA GD Pts

Home 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4

Away 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4

Overall 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8

League standings

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Kaizer Chiefs 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10

2 Maritzburg United 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8

3 Free State Stars 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8

4 University of Pretoria 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8

5 Orlando Pirates 4 2 1 1 3 4 -1 7

6 SuperSport United 4 1 3 0 4 1 +3 6

7 Moroka Swallows 4 2 0 2 9 7 +2 6

8 Bloemfontein Celtic 4 2 0 2 6 7 -1 6

9 Black Leopards 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5

10 Bidvest Wits 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5

11 Ajax Cape Town 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4

12 Golden Arrows 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1 4

13 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 3

14 Platinum Stars 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 3

15 Chippa United 4 0 2 2 2 4 -2 2

16 AmaZulu 4 0 1 3 0 11 -11 1

Round fixtures

Monday 24 September 2012

18h00 – Bidvest Wits v Kaizer Chiefs – Mbombela Stadium

Tuesday 25 September 2012

19h30 – University of Pretoria v Platinum Stars – Tuks Stadium

19h30 – Orlando Pirates v Ajax Cape Town – Orlando Stadium

19h30 – Black Leopards v Maritzburg United – Peter Mokaba Stadium

Wednesday 26 September 2012

19h30 – Free State Stars v Golden Arrows – Charles Mopeli Stadium

19h30 – AmaZulu v Moroka Swallows – King Zwelithini Stadium

19h30 – Mamelodi Sundowns v SuperSport United – Lucas Moripe Stadium

19h30 – Chippa United v Bloemfontein Celtic – Athlone Stadium

Club information

Black Leopards

Coach: Sunday Chidzambwa (Zimbabwe)

Nickname: Lidoda Duvha

Formed: 1983

Major honours: None

All-time PSL record: (Not including 2012/13 season results)

P W D L GF GA GD Pts

244 74 61 109 288 359 -71 283

Maritzburg United

Coach: Ernst Middendorp (Germany)

Nickname: The Team of Choice

Formed: 1979

Major honours: None

All-time PSL record: (Not including 2012/13 season results)

P W D L GF GA GD Pts

282 68 87 127 256 426 -170 291