ABSA PREMIERSHIP
2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
FROM BACKPAGE PICS
AmaZulu v Free State Stars
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Saturday 05 April
2014
18h00 kick-off
Match background
- AmaZulu will look to
continue their good form in the Absa Premiership when they host Free State
Stars at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday, 05 April 2014, kick-off at 18h00.
- AmaZulu are unbeaten
in their last three league matches and held Bloemfontein Celtic to a goalless
away draw in their last outing.
- The Durban side has
claimed 15 points from their 12 home matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are Platinum Stars (away), University of Pretoria and Golden
Arrows (both home).
- Usuthu are placed seventh
on the Absa Premiership log with 35 points from 25 matches.
- Stars played to just
their second away draw of the league season when they held Polokwane City 1-1
on Saturday night.
- The Free State club
has claimed eight points from their 12 away matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are SuperSport United, University of Pretoria (both home) and
Kaizer Chiefs (away).
- Ea Lla Koto are
placed 14th on the Absa Premiership log with 21 points from 23
matches.
- In head-to-head
stats, AmaZulu and Stars have met in 44 league matches since 1986.
- Ea Lla Koto have 19
wins compared to 14 for Usuthu, while 11 matches have been drawn.
- AmaZulu have won
eight of their 21 home matches against Stars, suffering six defeats in the
process.
- When the teams met
earlier this season in the Free State they played to a 1-1 draw.
- AmaZulu’s line-up
from their 0-0 draw with Celtic: Tignyemb, Ndengane, Bilankulu, Nkausu,
Daniels, Letlabika, Mogapi, Nyatama, Mogorosi, Gabonamong (Ntanga 65’), Mhango
(Lamola 77’).
- Stars’ line-up from
their 1-1 draw with Polokwane: Motsoeneng, Mashego, Sambu, Tlhone, Kerspuy,
Shabalala, Masehe, Sekola, Yende (Venter 66’), Henyekane, Nomandela (Mokoena
90+4’).
Previous
meetings
Last ten league
meetings
Season Result Scorers
2008/09 AmaZulu 0-1 Stars Olomu
2009/10 Stars 1-0 AmaZulu Mensah
2009/10 AmaZulu 1-0 Stars A. Dlamini
2010/11 AmaZulu 0-0 Stars
2010/11 Stars 1-1 AmaZulu Lebyane; Majoro (pen)
2011/12 AmaZulu 0-1 Stars Lebyane
2011/12 Stars 2-1 AmaZulu Manqele 2; Lewis
2012/13 AmaZulu 0-1 Stars Esterhuizen
2012/13 Stars 2-1 AmaZulu Mvula, Venter; Senamela
2013/14 Stars 1-1 AmaZulu A. Dlamini; Nyadombo (og)
Head-to-Head
(League
only, since 1986)
Home
P W D L GF GA
AmaZulu 21 8 7 6 28 21
Stars 23 13 4 6 35 19
Away
P W D L GF GA
AmaZulu 23 6 4 13 19 35
Stars 21 6 7 8 21 28
Total
P W D L GF GA
AmaZulu 44 14 11 19 47 56
Stars 44 19 11 14 56 47
Fixtures
and results
AmaZulu
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 08/08/13 A Pirates (1-0) W 1-0 Ndulula 31’
2 27/08/13 H Aces (0-1) L 1-2 Macala 82’
3 01/09/13 A Ajax (1-0) W 2-1 Lolo 10’ og, Nyadombo 48’
4 14/09/13 H Swallows (1-0) W 1-0 Ndulula 23’
5 17/09/13 A Wits (0-0) D 1-1 Mthiyane 64’
6 21/09/13 H SuperSport (1-1) D 1-1 Fransman
28’ og
7 22/10/13 A Sundowns (0-4) L 1-7 Ngcobo
65’ pen
8 27/10/13 H Maritzburg (0-0) L 0-2
9 06/11/13 A Polokwane (1-0) D 1-1 A.
Dlamini 34’
10 10/11/13 H Celtic (0-0)
D 1-1 Ndulula 79’
11 24/11/13 A FS Stars (1-0) D 1-1 A.
Dlamini 5’
12 27/11/13 H P Stars (1-0)
W 2-0 G. Dlamini 8’ 90+4’
13 30/11/13 A U Pretoria (0-1) L 0-2
14 16/12/13 A Arrows (3-0)
W 3-0 Teyise 6’ 33’, G. Dlamini 22’
15 22/12/13 H Chiefs (0-0)
L 1-4 Madondo 90+4’
16 23/01/14 H Pirates (0-0)
D 1-1 Nyadombo 67’
17 28/01/14 A SuperSport (0-0) W 1-0 A. Dlamini
87’
18 04/02/14 H Ajax (0-0)
W 1-0 G. Dlamini 86’
19 08/02/14 A Swallows (0-0) D 0-0
20 15/02/14 H Wits (0-1)
L 0-1
21 19/02/14 A Aces (0-1)
L 0-2
22 09/03/14 H Sundowns (0-1) L 0-2
23 14/03/14 A Maritzburg (0-1) W 3-1 G. Dlamini
51’, Ndulula 70’ 76’
24 19/03/14 H Polokwane (0-0) W 1-0 Nguzana 90+1’
25 30/03/14 A Celtic (0-0)
D 0-0
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
26 05/04/14 H Free State Stars
27 16/04/14 A Platinum Stars
28 20/04/14 H University of Pretoria
29 28/04/14 H Golden Arrows
30 10/05/14 A Kaizer Chiefs
League
position – 7th
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 12 4 3 5 10 14 -4 15
Away 13 5 5 3 14 16 -2 20
Overall 25 9 8 8 24 30 -6 35
Free State Stars
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 03/08/13 A SuperSport (1-1) L 1-4 Bobe
11’
2 28/08/13 H Maritzburg (1-0) W 2-0 Ouro-Akoriko
11’, Abdul-Basit 66’
3 01/09/13 A Celtic (1-0) D 2-2 Nomandela 39’, Abdul-Basit 49’
4 14/09/13 H P Stars (0-0) D 0-0
5 18/09/13 A Arrows (1-0) W 1-0 Abdul-Basit 10’
6 23/10/13 A Ajax (0-1) L 0-1
7 27/10/13 H Wits (0-0) L 0-2
8 06/11/13 A Sundowns (0-1) L 1-2 Abraw
52’
9 09/11/13 H Polokwane (0-0) W 1-0 Mngqibisa og 80’
10 24/11/13 H AmaZulu (0-1)
D 1-1 Nyadombo og 79’
11 30/11/13 H Chiefs (0-1)
L 0-2
12 04/12/13 A U Pretoria (0-2) L 1-3 Mashego
75’
13 16/12/13 A Aces (0-0)
L 0-1
14 21/12/13 H Swallows (0-1) D 2-2 Ouro-Akoriko
73’, Abdul-Basit 88’
15 01/02/14 H Celtic (0-1)
L 0-2
16 09/02/14 A P Stars (0-0)
L 0-1
17 15/02/14 H Arrows (1-0)
W 2-1 Masehe 34’, Henyekane 58’
18 01/03/14 A Pirates (0-0)
L 0-2
19 08/03/14 H Ajax (1-0)
D 1-1 Henyekane 44’
20 11/03/14 A Maritzburg (0-2) L 2-3 Venter
85’, Cloete 90+4’
21 15/03/14 A Wits (1-0)
W 3-1 Henyekane 37’ 71’ 88’
22 18/03/14 H Sundowns (0-2) L 1-2 Sekelo
90+3’
23 29/03/14 A Polokwane (0-0) D 1-1 Nomandela
77’
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
- N/A H Orlando Pirates – Postponed
25 05/04/14 A AmaZulu
26 08/04/14 H SuperSport United
27 16/04/14 H University of Pretoria
28 19/04/14 A Kaizer Chiefs
29 26/04/14 H Mpumalanga Black Aces
30 10/05/14 A Moroka Swallows
League
position – 14th
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 11 3 4 4 10 13 -3 13
Away 12 2 2 8 12 21 -9 8
Overall 23 5 6 12 22 34 -12 21
League standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kaizer Chiefs 23 16 4 3 36 14 +22 52
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 24 15 4 5 43 24 +19 49
3 Bidvest Wits 22 12 5 5 28 17 +11 41
4 Orlando Pirates 23 11 4 8 24 17 +7 37
5 Mpumalanga Black Aces 24 10 7 7 28 25 +3 37
6 Platinum Stars 24 9 8 7 26 25 +1 35
7 AmaZulu 25 9 8 8 24 30 -6 35
8 SuperSport United 23 9 7 7 31 27 +4 34
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 24 7 12 5 30 28 +2 33
10 Moroka Swallows 24 8 6 10 27 30 -3 30
11 University of Pretoria 24 8 4 12 21 23 -2 28
12 Ajax Cape Town 24 7 7 10 21 27 -6 28
13 Maritzburg United 24 7 6 11 28 34 -6 27
14 Free State Stars 23 5 6 12 22 34 -12 21
15 Polokwane City 24 5 5 14 24 34 -10 20
16 Golden Arrows 23 4 1 18 17 41 -24 13
Round
fixtures
Friday 04 April 2014
20h00
– Moroka Swallows v Ajax Cape Town – Dobsonville Stadium
Saturday 05 April
2014
15h00
– SuperSport United v Orlando Pirates – Lucas Moripe Stadium
15h00
– Mpumalanga Black Aces v Bidvest Wits – Mbombela Stadium
18h00
– University of Pretoria v Polokwane City – Tuks Stadium
18h00
– AmaZulu v Free State Stars – Moses Mabhida Stadium
20h15
– Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns – FNB Stadium
Sunday 06 April 2014
15h00
– Bloemfontein Celtic v Platinum Stars – Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
15h00
– Maritzburg United v Golden Arrows – Harry Gwala Stadium
Club
information
AmaZulu
Nickname: Usuthu
Formed: 1932
Major honours: League titles: 1 (1972); League
Cup titles: 1 (1992).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
410 108 1118 184 414 550 -136 442
Free State Stars
Nickname: Ea Lla Koto
Formed: 1977
Major honours: League Cup titles: 1
(1994).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
414 134 147 133 462 452 +10 549
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