ABSA PREMIERSHIP
2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
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Mpumalanga Black Aces v Bidvest Wits
Mbombela Stadium
Saturday 05 April
2014
15h00 kick-off
Match background
- Mpumalanga Black Aces
will look to continue their good form in the Absa Premiership when they host
Bidvest Wits at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday, 05 April 2014, kick-off at 15h00.
- Aces have won four of
their last five league matches, including a 1-0 away win over Orlando Pirates
in midweek.
- The Mpumalanga club
has claimed 23 points from their 12 home matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns (both away) and Polokwane
City (home).
- AmaZayoni are placed
fifth on the Absa Premiership log with 37 points from 24 matches.
- Wits have won five of
their last seven league matches and beat Golden Arrows 1-0 away on Saturday in
their last outing.
- The Johannesburg team
has claimed 20 points from their 12 away matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are Platinum Stars, Moroka Swallows (both home) and SuperSport
United (away).
- The Clever Boys are
placed third on the Absa Premiership log with 41 points from 22 matches.
- In head-to-head
stats, Aces and Wits have met in 30 league matches since 1985.
- The Clever Boys have
15 wins compared to just three for AmaZayoni, while no less than 12 matches
have been drawn.
- Aces have won just
two of their 15 home matches against Wits, suffering five defeats in the
process.
- When the teams met
earlier this season in Johannesburg they played to a goalless draw.
- Aces’ line-up from
their 1-0 win over Pirates: Mabokgwane, Nato, Mwanjali, Mabizela, Ngalo, Timm
(Tukane 87’), Zuke, Nale, Qalinge, Okonkwo (Mbuyane 68’), Ndoro (Ngobeni 87’).
- Wits’ line-up from
their 1-0 win over Arrows: Josephs, Bhasera, Mngonyama, Gumede, Booth, Langwe
(Chapman 79’), Vilakazi, Faty, Nhlapo, Madubanya (Isaacs 69’), Ngcobo (Kebede
93’),
Previous
meetings
Last ten league
meetings
Season Result Scorers
1995 Aces 0-1 Wits Du Pont
1995 Wits 2-1 Aces Ewen, Otiti; Shili
1996 Aces 0-0 Wits
1996/97 Wits 3-1 Aces N. Winstanley, N’gandu; Bang-Penda
1996/97 Aces 0-1 Wits N’gandu
2009/10 Wits 0-1 Aces Mulenga
2009/10 Aces 1-1 Wits Zuke; Sif. Vilakazi
2010/11 Aces 1-1 Wits Maleka; Richards
2010/11 Wits 3-0 Aces Haskins, Sib. Vilakazi, Sserunkuma
2013/14 Wits 0-0 Aces
Head-to-Head
(League
only, since 1985)
Home
P W D L GF GA
Aces 15 2 8 5 14 18
Wits 15 10 4 1 29 11
Away
P W D L GF GA
Aces 15 1 4 10 11 29
Wits 15 5 8 2 18 14
Total
P W D L GF GA
Aces 30 3 12 15 25 47
Wits 30 15 12 3 47 25
Fixtures
and results
Mpumalanga Black Aces
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 02/08/13 H Chiefs (0-1) L 0-1
2 27/08/13 A AmaZulu (1-0) W 2-1 Hendricks 19’, Zwane 90+2’
3 30/08/13 A Swallows (1-2) L 2-3 Qalinge 28’, Ngobeni 90+5’
4 15/09/13 H SuperSport (1-0) D 1-1 Khenyeza
45’
5 18/09/13 A Maritzburg (0-2) L 0-2
6 25/09/13 H Celtic (1-0) D 1-1 Khenyeza 38’
7 22/10/13 A P Stars (0-1) D 2-2 Ngobeni 50’, Masina 82’
8 26/10/13 H Arrows (1-0) W 1-0 Ngalo 34’
9 09/11/13 H Ajax (0-0) D 0-0
10 22/11/13 A Wits (0-0)
D 0-0
11 04/12/13 H Sundowns (1-0) W 1-0 Mulenga 10’
12 08/12/13 A Polokwane (0-1) L 1-2 Okonkwo 54’
13 16/12/13 H FS Stars (0-0) W 1-0 Mabizela
69’
14 22/12/13 A U Pretoria (0-0) L 0-2
15 12/02/14 A SuperSport (0-1) L 0-2
16 16/02/14 H Maritzburg (2-1) W 2-1 Ndoro 3’,
Nato 35’
17 19/02/14 H AmaZulu (1-0)
W 2-0 Zwane 44’, Khenyeza 65’
18 02/03/14 A Celtic (0-0)
L 0-2
19 07/03/14 H P Stars (1-1)
D 1-1 Zwane 30’
20 12/03/14 A Arrows (1-0)
W 2-1 Mwanjali 26’, Zwane 74’
21 15/03/14 H Swallows (2-1) W 5-2 Ndoro 23’
69’ 83’, Timm 44’, Nale 75’
22 18/03/14 H Pirates (1-1)
D 1-1 Ngalo 32’
23 28/03/14 A Ajax (1-0)
W 2-0 Ndoro 2’ 78’
24 02/04/14 A Pirates (0-0)
W 1-0 Mbuyane 80’
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
25 05/04/14 H Bidvest Wits
26 09/04/14 A Kaizer Chiefs
27 16/04/14 A Mamelodi Sundowns
28 20/04/14 H Polokwane City
29 26/04/14 A Free State Stars
30 10/05/14 H University of Pretoria
League
position – 5th
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 12 6 5 1 16 8 +8 23
Away 12 4 2 6 12 17 -5 14
Overall 24 10 7 7 28 25 +3 37
Bidvest Wits
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 04/08/13 A P Stars (0-0) D 0-0
2 28/08/13 H Arrows (1-0) W 1-0 Ngalende 34’
3 13/09/13 H Ajax (0-0) W 1-0 Ngalende 51’
4 17/09/13 H AmaZulu (0-0) D 1-1 Kebede 90+2’
5 21/09/13 A Sundowns (1-1) L 1-2 Kebede
21’
6 23/10/13 H Polokwane (0-0) D 0-0
7 27/10/13 A FS Stars (0-0) W 2-0 Pattison 57’, Vilakazi 66’
8 06/11/13 H U Pretoria (0-0) W 1-0 Vilakazi 63’
9 09/11/13 A Chiefs (0-0) L 1-2 Chapman 66’
10 22/11/13 H Aces (0-0)
D 0-0
11 04/12/13 A Swallows (1-0) W 1-0 Vilakazi
23’
12 16/12/13 A Maritzburg (1-0) W 3-1 Pattison 7’,
Kebede 61’, Kadi 90’
13 21/12/13 H Celtic (1-0)
W 3-1 Pattison 17’, Chapman 68’, Kadi
90’
14 04/02/14 A Pirates (1-0)
L 1-2 Vilakazi 20’
15 07/02/14 A Ajax (0-1)
L 0-1
16 15/02/14 A AmaZulu (1-0)
W 1-0 Ngcobo 16’
17 25/02/14 H SuperSport (1-1) W 3-2 Vilakazi 38’
pen 71’ 77’
18 01/03/14 H Sundowns (1-1) W 3-1 Ngcobo 27’,
Booth 52’, Kadi 65’
19 09/03/14 A Polokwane (3-0) W 3-1 Shongwe 29’, Faty 36’
pen, Ngcobo 45+3’
20 15/03/14 H FS Stars (0-1) L 1-3 Ngalande
90’
21 19/03/14 A U Pretoria (0-0) D 0-0
22 29/03/14 A Arrows (1-0)
W 1-0 Ngcobo 13’
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
- N/A H Kaizer Chiefs – Postponed
24 05/04/14 A Mpumalanga Black Aces
25 09/04/14 H Platinum Stars
26 15/04/14 H Moroka Swallows
27 19/04/14 A SuperSport United
28 26/04/14 H Maritzburg United
29 30/04/14 A Orlando Pirates
30 10/05/14 A Bloemfontein Celtic
League
position – 3rd
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 10 6 3 1 14 8 +6 21
Away 12 6 2 4 14 9 +5 20
Overall 22 12 5 5 28 17 +11 41
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
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Nickname: AmaZayoni
Formed: 1937
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles:
1 (1980); National Cup titles: 1 (1993).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
94 13 21 60 65 163 -98 60
Bidvest Wits
Nickname: The Clever Boys
Formed: 1921
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles:
2 (1984, 1995); League Cup titles: 2 (1985, 1995); National Cup titles: 2
(1978, 2010).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
504 166 174 164 552 536 +16 672
