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Maritzburg United 2-0 Ajax Cape Town - August 23, 2017 / ABSA Premiership 2017/2018

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ABSA Premiership 2017/2018 - Round 2

Harry Gwala Stadium - Pietermaritzburg - South Africa

August 23, 2017

2 500

Maritzburg United

2 - 0

Ajax Cape Town

Assist by Bandile Shandu (header) Evans Rusike

29'

Evans Rusike

65'

logo Maritzburg United MU

16' - Substitution Isaac Nhlapois substituted by Junaid Sait

29' - Goal Evans Rusike29

logo Maritzburg United MU

60' - Substitution Devon Saalis substituted by Mxolisi Kunene60

65' - Goal Evans Rusike65

67' - Substitution Ndiviwe Mdabukais substituted by Prince Nxumalo

78' - Substitution Tasreeq Morrisis substituted by Sedwyn George

82' - Yellow card Mosa Lebusa

87' - Substitution Evans Rusikeis substituted by Mohau Mokate87

88' - Substitution Lebohang Maboeis substituted by Rushine De Reuck88

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Maritzburg United

2 - 0

Ajax Cape Town

Maritzburg United Ajax Cape Town

Team line-ups

Maritzburg United

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

19Rusike296587

Evans Rusike

Zimbabwe

B.date13/06/1990

Age27 years

H1m81

positionStriker

7Saal60

Devon Saal

South Africa

B.date06/06/1992

Age25 years

positionForward

15Maboe88

Lebohang Maboe

South Africa

B.date17/09/1994

Age22 years

H1m72

positionRight Winger

28Mekoa

Deolin Mekoa

South Africa

B.date10/08/1993

Age24 years

H1m60

positionMidfield

26Shandu

Bandile Shandu

South Africa

B.date19/01/1995

Age22 years

H1m80

positionOffensive Midfielder

11Makaringe

Fortune Makaringe

South Africa

B.date13/05/1993

Age24 years

H1m81

positionOffensive Midfielder

8Ndlovu

Siphesihle Ndlovu

South Africa

B.date30/09/1996

Age20 years

positionLeft Midfielder

16Fransmann

Bevan Fransmann

South Africa

B.date31/10/1983

Age33 years

H1m90

positionRight central defender

25Xulu

Siyanda Xulu

South Africa

B.date30/12/1991

Age25 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

3Sanoka

Pogiso Sanoka

South Africa

B.date04/06/1992

Age25 years

positionCentral defender

1Mpandle

Bongani Mpandle

South Africa

B.date12/07/1992

Age25 years

H1m80

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Bongani Mpandle		25	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	D	Bevan Fransmann		33	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
25	D	Siyanda Xulu		25	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Pogiso Sanoka		25	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	D	Siphesihle Ndlovu		20	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
28	M	Deolin Mekoa		24	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
26	M	Bandile Shandu		22	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Fortune Makaringe		24	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Evans Rusike	296587	27	60	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Lebohang Maboe	88	22	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Devon Saal	60	25	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Ajax Cape Town

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

11Morris78

Tasreeq Morris

South Africa

B.date13/05/1994

Age23 years

positionForward

16Kabwe

Rodrick Kabwe

Zambia

B.date30/11/1992

Age24 years

positionLeft full-back

20Mzwakali

Bantu Mzwakali

South Africa

B.date09/11/1993

Age23 years

H1m78

positionOffensive Midfielder

7Mosadi

Thabo Mosadi

South Africa

B.date10/09/1990

Age26 years

H1m78

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

18Mdabuka67

Ndiviwe Mdabuka

South Africa

B.date12/03/1991

Age26 years

positionMidfield

8Margeman

Grant Margeman

South Africa

B.date03/06/1998

Age19 years

H1m65

positionDefensive Midfielder

5Lebusa82

Mosa Lebusa

South Africa

B.date10/10/1992

Age24 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

24Chipeta

Erick Chipeta

Zimbabwe

B.date28/06/1990

Age27 years

H1m86

positionLeft central defender

13Nhlapo16

Isaac Nhlapo

South Africa

B.date15/10/1990

Age26 years

H1m81

positionCentral defender

12Isaacs

Erwin Isaacs

South Africa

B.date21/12/1986

Age30 years

H1m65

positionMidfield

1Petersen

Brandon Petersen

South Africa

B.date17/03/1994

Age23 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Brandon Petersen		23	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Isaac Nhlapo	16	26	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Mosa Lebusa	82	24	119	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24	D	Erick Chipeta		27	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Rodrick Kabwe		24	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Grant Margeman		19	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Ndiviwe Mdabuka	67	26	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Erwin Isaacs		30	75	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	M	Bantu Mzwakali		23	106	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Thabo Mosadi		26	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Tasreeq Morris	78	23	85	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
31	G	Richard Ofori		23
23	D	Rushine De Reuck	88	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Motsie Matima		21
36	D	Mxolisi Kunene	60	25	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Sheldon Van Wyk		23
22	F	Mohau Mokate	87	26	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Andrea Fillecia		25

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
22	G	Jody February		21
14	D	Junaid Sait	16	24	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Yagan Sasman		21
6	M	Morne Nel		21
31	M	Neo Makua
9	F	Prince Nxumalo	67	27	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Sedwyn George	78	25	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Siyanda Xulu

Denis Danso-Weidlich

OUT

Devon Saal

Sheldon Van Wyk

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Erick Chipeta

Rivaldo Coetzee

OUT

Tasreeq Morris

Sedwyn George

OUT

Bantu Mzwakali

Neo Makua

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Fadlu Davids

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Davids vs Ajax Cape Town

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on August 23, 2017

Davids vs Menzo

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on August 23, 2017

Manager

Age

Match num

Stanley Menzo

Success rate in this team:

33 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

Menzo vs Maritzburg United

0 victory

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on August 23, 2017

Menzo vs Davids

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on August 23, 2017

Referee

Victor Hlungwani

7 victories	12 draws	10 losses	Maritzburg United29 matches	General total	Ajax Cape Town27 matches	11 victories	8 draws	8 losses
3 victories	0 draw	0 loss	Maritzburg United3 matches	Season total	Ajax Cape Town5 matches	1 victory	1 draw	3 losses
Latest figure on April 16, 2022					Latest figure on April 15, 2018

Videos

Comments

Key figures

Ajax Cape Town keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 27/05/2017).

Thabo Mosadi played his game number 10 vs in his professional career

Maritzburg United keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 17/05/2017).

Read the next 11 key stats

General ranking

+2	1	Maritzburg United	6 pts	2 rd
+4	2	Cape Town City	6 pts	2 rd
-1	3	Polokwane City	4 pts	2 rd
-3	4	Orlando Pirates	4 pts	2 rd
-1	5	Mamelodi Sundowns	3 pts	2 rd

General ranking

	12	Kaizer Chiefs	1 pt	2 rd
+1	13	Bidvest Wits	1 pt	2 rd
-1	14	Free State Stars	1 pt	2 rd
-6	15	Ajax Cape Town	1 pt	2 rd
-1	16	Platinum Stars	0 pt	2 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VMaritzburg United 2-1 Free State Stars26/02/2017

VMaritzburg United 2-1 Cape Town Spurs01/04/2017

VMaritzburg United 3-1 Baroka FC14/04/2017

VMaritzburg United 1-0 Cape Town City01/05/2017

DMaritzburg United 0-0 Cape Umoya United10/05/2017

DMaritzburg United 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic27/05/2017

Overall

LBidvest Wits 1-0 Maritzburg United07/05/2017

DMaritzburg United 0-0 Cape Umoya United10/05/2017

DMamelodi Sundowns 2-2 Maritzburg United17/05/2017

DMaritzburg United 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic27/05/2017

VMamelodi Sundowns 0-1 Maritzburg United13/08/2017

VCape Umoya United 0-2 Maritzburg United20/08/2017

Current form

Away

DKwadukuza United 2-2 Ajax Cape Town11/03/2017

LDurban City 2-1 Ajax Cape Town01/04/2017

DGolden Arrows 1-1 Ajax Cape Town15/04/2017

LMamelodi Sundowns 2-0 Ajax Cape Town25/04/2017

VChippa United 0-1 Ajax Cape Town06/05/2017

DOrlando Pirates 0-0 Ajax Cape Town17/05/2017

Overall

VAjax Cape Town 2-0 Cape Umoya United30/04/2017

VChippa United 0-1 Ajax Cape Town06/05/2017

VAjax Cape Town 2-0 Bloemfontein Celtic13/05/2017

DOrlando Pirates 0-0 Ajax Cape Town17/05/2017

LAjax Cape Town 0-1 Baroka FC27/05/2017

DAjax Cape Town 1-1 Golden Arrows19/08/2017

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	0	2
Drawing streak	2	0
Unbeaten streak	6	5
Winless streak	2	0
Drawless streak	0	2
Scoring streak	1	4
Conceding streak	1	0
Invincibility streak	0	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	2	1
Winless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	0	2
Invincibility streak	2	0

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

3	General ranking (Competition total)	9
881	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	959
8	FBDB index ranking (National)	11

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
1	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

2	Goals scored (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	1
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

1	Yellow cards (Competition total)	2
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Deolin Mekoa	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Rivaldo Coetzee
Siphesihle Ndlovu	2 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Rodrick Kabwe
Siphesihle Ndlovu	2 assists during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Rivaldo Coetzee

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

8 v

1 d

2 l

16 gf

8 ga

Away

11 matches

1 v

5 d

5 l

10 gf

18 ga

Total

22 matches

9 v

6 d

7 l

26 gf

26 ga

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

5 v

5 d

1 l

18 gf

10 ga

Away

11 matches

2 v

1 d

8 l

8 gf

16 ga

Total

22 matches

7 v

6 d

9 l

26 gf

26 ga

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	January 19, 2011
Home	3 - 0	January 19, 2011

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	March 31, 2007
Away	3 - 0	March 31, 2007

Latest head to head

April 01, 2017 - ABSA Premiership 2016/2017

Maritzburg United

2 - 1

Ajax Cape Town logo Ajax Cape Town

November 19, 2016 - ABSA Premiership 2016/2017

Ajax Cape Town

1 - 2

Maritzburg United logo Maritzburg United

May 11, 2016 - ABSA Premiership 2015/2016

Maritzburg United

1 - 0

Ajax Cape Town logo Ajax Cape Town

August 22, 2015 - ABSA Premiership 2015/2016

Ajax Cape Town

3 - 1

Maritzburg United logo Maritzburg United

April 28, 2015 - ABSA Premiership 2014/2015

Maritzburg United

1 - 0

Ajax Cape Town logo Ajax Cape Town

Best historical scorers against Ajax Cape Town

Musa Nyatama	2 goals	2009 - 2009
Gert Schalkwyk	2 goals	2011 - 2011
Rudolf Bester	2 goals	2011 - 2011
Bongolwethu Jayiya	1 goal	2014 - 2014
Thamsanqa Teyise	1 goal	2015 - 2015
Lebohang Maboe	1 goal	2016 - 2016

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/08/2008. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Maritzburg United

Prince Nxumalo	2 goals	2015 - 2015
Khama Billiat	2 goals	2011 - 2012
Lebogang Manyama	2 goals	2013 - 2013
Eliott Khenyeza	2 goals	2008 - 2013
Lance Davids	2 goals	2009 - 2009
Mark Mayambela	1 goal	2016 - 2016

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/08/2008. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Ajax Cape Town

Peter Petersen	9 matches	2009 - 2013
Shu-Aib Walters	9 matches	2009 - 2015
Kurt Lentjies	9 matches	2009 - 2017
Byrone Hendricks	7 matches	2009 - 2012
Thamsanqa Mkhize	6 matches	2013 - 2016
Elias Ngwepe	6 matches	2008 - 2011

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/08/2008. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Maritzburg United

Nazeer Allie	10 matches	2008 - 2015
Granwald Scott	10 matches	2008 - 2015
Cecil Lolo	7 matches	2012 - 2015
Toriq Losper	7 matches	2012 - 2016
Tasreeq Morris	6 matches	2013 - 2016
Khama Billiat	6 matches	2011 - 2013

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/08/2008. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Rheece Evans

83 matches

4 matches

2010 - 2017

Mario Booysen

77 matches

5 matches

2009 - 2014

Diyo Sibisi

57 matches

31 matches

2009 - 2012

Ashley Hartog

50 matches

5 matches

2013 - 2016

Nhlanhla Vilakazi

32 matches

44 matches

2010 - 2015

Abel Mabaso

29 matches

28 matches

2014 - 2017

Total : 8 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 09/05/2009. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Nhlanhla Vilakazi

32 matches

44 matches

2010 - 2015

Diyo Sibisi

57 matches

31 matches

2009 - 2012

Abel Mabaso

29 matches

28 matches

2014 - 2017

Abia Nale

16 matches

10 matches

2013 - 2016

Ashley Hartog

50 matches

5 matches

2013 - 2016

Mario Booysen

77 matches

5 matches

2009 - 2014

Total : 8 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 09/05/2009. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

August 22, 2017

Baroka FC

1 1

Orlando Pirates

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August 23, 2017

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
+21	Maritzburg United	6	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
+42	Cape Town City	6	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
-13	Polokwane City	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
-34	Orlando Pirates	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
-15	Mamelodi Sundowns	3	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
-16	Chippa United	3	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
+97	SuperSport United	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1
-18	AmaZulu	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1
+29	Golden Arrows	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
10	Bloemfontein Celtic	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
-311	Baroka FC	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
12	Kaizer Chiefs	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
+113	Bidvest Wits	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
-114	Free State Stars	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
-615	Ajax Cape Town	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
-116	Platinum Stars	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4

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Maritzburg United 2-0 Ajax Cape Town - August 23, 2017 / ABSA Premiership 2017/2018

Maritzburg United

2 - 0

Ajax Cape Town

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Davids vs Ajax Cape Town

Davids vs Menzo

Manager

Menzo vs Maritzburg United

Menzo vs Davids

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Ajax Cape Town

Best historical scorers against Maritzburg United

Players with most games played vs Ajax Cape Town

Players with most games played vs Maritzburg United

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking