Friday, April 4, 2014

Absa Premiership Match Press Kits Amazulu v Free State Stars 5 April



ABSA PREMIERSHIP

2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
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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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