AmaZulu take on away side Chippa United at King Zwelithini Stadium in the Premier Division game on Saturday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for AmaZulu v Chippa United, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
AmaZulu
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AmaZulu will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 1-0 Premier Division loss in their previous game against Orlando Pirates.
In that game, AmaZulu managed 32% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Orlando Pirates had 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
AmaZulu haven’t exactly had impressive attacking statistics of late. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 vs opponents during their previous six matches. In those meetings, AmaZulu have also seen the number of goals scored against them come to 5.
Chippa United
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Chippa United go into this encounter following on from a 0-2 Premier Division win with the downing of SuperSport United in their previous fixture.
In that match, Chippa United had 39% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, SuperSport United got 15 attempts on goal with 7 on target.
A sequence of resolute showings by the Chippa United defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 clashes in total. Over that same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 9. We will just have to see if that trend can be continued on here.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 10/03/2021 tells us that AmaZulu have won 2 of these & Chippa United 1, with the tally of drawn games being 3.
In all, 14 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 for Usuthu and 6 created by Chilli Boys. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The previous league clash between these sides was Premier Division match day 8 on 28/10/2023 when the final score was Chippa United 1-1 AmaZulu.
On that occasion, Chippa United had 49% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
At the other end, AmaZulu had 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
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Team News: AmaZulu
The AmaZulu boss Jozef Vukušič has zero fitness concerns at all ahead of this game thanks to a completely injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Chippa United
From a largely full-strength group of players, there is just the lone fitness problem for the Chippa United gaffer to contend with. Jemondre Dickens (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Chippa United are capable enough to find the back of the net against this AmaZulu outfit, although it probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re going for a 2-1 advantage for AmaZulu after the 90. Definitely a tough call.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
12:07 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
AmaZulu
Formed: 1932
Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium (10,000)
Captain: Mbongeni Gumede
Chairman: Patrick Sokhela
Manager: Jozef Vukušič
Competitions: Premier Division position 13