SuperSport United v Moroka Swallows

Telkom Knockout

2013/14 Season

SuperSport United vs Moroka Swallows

Match background      

-       SuperSport United and Moroka Swallows will renew their cup rivalry when they meet in a Telkom Knockout quarterfinal at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday, 19 October 2013, kick-off at 15h00.

-       SuperSport moved into the quarterfinals of the Telkom Knockout thanks to a 2-1 home win over Ajax Cape Town in the previous round, with a Khumalo strike and an own goal from Hlatshwayo handing them the victory.

-       The Tshwane side has played 14 Telkom Knockout matches since the tournament’s inception in 2006, recording six wins, three draws and five defeats. They have won one of the three penalty shootouts they have been involved in.

-       Matsatsantsa’s best showing in the Telkom Knockout era was reaching the last four in 2012.

-       In League Cup history, SuperSport have twice reached the final (2004 & 2005) but lost on both occasions.

-       Swallows moved into the quarterfinals of the Telkom Knockout thanks to a 1-0 home win over University of Pretoria in the previous round, with Manqele netting the decisive goal.

-       The Soweto side has played 11 Telkom Knockout matches since the tournament’s inception in 2006, recording four wins, two draws and five defeats. They have lost both of the penalty shootouts they have been involved in.

-       The Birds’ best showing in the Telkom Knockout era is reaching the quarterfinals, a feat they have now achieved four times (2006/07, 2008/09, 2011/12 & 2013/14).

-       In League Cup history, Swallows have twice reached the final (1986 & 1989), but ended as runners-up on both occasions.

-       In head-to-head stats, SuperSport and Swallows have met in eight previous cup matches.

-       The Birds have three wins compared to two for Matsatsantsa, and there have been three draws. Each side has one penalty shootout win to their name.

-       The teams met in two cup matches just last season. Firstly, Swallows beat United 2-1 in the final of the MTN8.

-       Later in the season, Matsatsantsa claimed revenge with a penalty shootout win over their opponents in the first round of the Nedbank Cup. The game ended goalless after extra time.

-       Overall, the teams have clashed in 54 matches across all competitions since 1990.

-       United have 20 wins compared to 17 for the Birds, while 17 matches have been drawn.

-       SuperSport have won nine of the 26 home matches they have had against Swallows down the years, suffering seven defeats in the process. The Tshwane side has not won at home in this rivalry since the 2010/11 season.

-       The teams have met once already this season, a league clash in mid-September that saw the Birds win 2-1 in Tshwane and end a run of 14 league matches without a victory against Matsatsantsa.

-       Match details from the teams’ most recent meeting, a league match at Lucas Moripe Stadium on 18 September 2013:

SuperSport United (0) 1 (Gyimah 73’)

Moroka Swallows (1) 2 (Manqele 8’ Nomvethe 60’)

SuperSport United: Williams; Moloi, Fransman, Doutie, Mdledle, Lentjies (Maluleka 73’), Chenene (Phala 56’), Gyimah, Gabonamong, Niang, Mathebula (Grobler 67’)

Moroka Swallows: Etafia; Mungomeni, Da Costa, Cohen, Mokgothu, Mbekile (Isaacs 89’), Nergadze, Chabangu, Tsutsulupa (Obada 77’), Nomvethe, Manqele (Ogle 83’)

                                                                                                  

Previous meetings      

Cup meetings (since 1990)

Season            Cup                                             Result                        Scorers

1994                Bob Save 2^nd round                 City* 0-2 Swallows      Makgaledisa 2

2000/01            Rothmans qfinal, 1^st leg        Swallows 3-0 SuperSport       Mazibuko 2, Nombe

2000/01            Rothmans qfinal, 2^nd leg            SuperSport 0-0 Swallows

2005/06            SAA Supa8 quarterfinal            Swallows 1-3 SuperSport            Botes; Klate, 

Tsabedze, Ndlela

2007/08            SAA Supa8 quarterfinal            Swallows 1-2 SuperSport            Meiring; Klate 2

2010/11            MTN8 quarterfinal     Swallows 2-2** SuperSport  Nomvethe Ritchie;Erasmus Langerman

2012/13            MTN8 final     Swallows 2-1 SuperSport   Nergadze, Chenene; Cale

2012/13            Nedbank Cup, last 32            SuperSport 0-0***Swallows

*Named Pretoria City prior to 1997.

** Swallows won on penalties

***SuperSport won on penalties

                                    P            W            D            L            GF            GA

Swallows                   8            3            3            2            11            8

SuperSport                 8            2            3            3            8            11

Last ten league meetings

Season            Result                                                Scorers

2008/09            SuperSport 2-0 Swallows            Laffor Klate

2009/10            SuperSport 4-2 Swallows            Maluleke, Madubanya, Klate, Mongalo; Nomvethe, Ndlela

2009/10            Swallows 0-3 SuperSport            Laffor 2, Salmon

2010/11            Swallows 1-1 SuperSport            Shivambu; Pereira

2010/11            SuperSport 3-0 Swallows            Laffor 2 (1 pen), Fikru

2011/12            Swallows 1-1 SuperSport            Sibaya; Salmon

2011/12            SuperSport 0-0 Swallows

2012/13            Swallows 1-3 SuperSport            Mashego (pen); Hartog, Paulse, Maluleka

2012/13            SuperSport 0-0 Swallows

2013/14            SuperSport 1-2 Swallows            Gyimah; Manqele, Nomvethe

Head-to-Head

(All competitions, since 1990)

Home                                               

                        P            W            D            L            GF            GA

SuperSport    26            9            10            7            34            29

Swallows       27            9            7            11            30            33

Away

                        P            W            D            L            GF            GA

SuperSport   27            11            7            9            33            30

Swallows      26            7            10            9            29            34

Neutral

                        P            W            D            L            GF            GA

SuperSport   1            0            0            1            1            2

Swallows       1            1            0            0            2            1

Total           

                        P            W            D            L            GF            GA

SuperSport   54            20          17           17           68            61

Swallows      54            17            17            20        61            68

Telkom Knockout history (since 2006/07)

SuperSport United

Season            Round                                    Result                                                SuperSport scorers

2006/07            Last 16                        Leopards 2-1 SuperSport            Tico-Tico

2007/08            Last 16                        Santos 1-2 SuperSport            Mphela 2

2007/08            Quarterfinals                        SuperSport 0-1 Chiefs

2008/09            Last 16                        AmaZulu 0-1 SuperSport            Salmon

2008/09            Quarterfinals                        SuperSport 2-2* Celtic            Mashego (pen), Wolff (og)

2009/10            Last 16                 Aces 1-5 SuperSport            Langerman 2, Laffor, Mongalo, Ntshumayelo

2009/10            Quarterfinals               SuperSport 2-2** AmaZulu            Carelse, Monteiro

2010/11            Last 16                        SuperSport 1-0 Vasco            Laffor

2010/11            Quarterfinals                        SuperSport 0-3 Pirates

2011/12            Last 16                        SuperSport 0-1 Arrows

2012/13            Last 16                        Ajax 1-1** SuperSport            September

2012/13            Quarterfinals                        Maritzburg 0-2 SuperSport            Nkoana, Zuma

2012/13            Semifinals                        SuperSport 0-1 Sundowns

2013/14            Last 16                        SuperSport 2-1 Ajax            Khumalo, Hlatshwayo (og)

(*Celtic won 6-5 on penalties)

(**AmaZulu won 4-1 on penalties)

(***SuperSport won 4-3 on penalties)

P            W            D            L            GF            GA

14            6            3            5            19            16

Best result: Semifinals (2012/13)

Leading scorer(s): Mphela, Langerman, Laffor (2 goals each)

Moroka Swallows

Season            Round                                    Result                                                Swallows scorers

2006/07            Last 16                        Thanda RZ 1-2 Swallows            Gwekwerere, 

Tsutsulupa

2006/07            Quarterfinals                        Ajax 2-1 Swallows                        Niang

2007/08            Last 16                        Chiefs 2-2* Swallows            Ndlovu, Chamanga

2008/09            Last 16                        Swallows 2-0 Wits                        Radebe, Haskins

2008/09            Quarterfinals                        Swallows 2-3 Pirates            Oersen, Morelato

2009/10            Last 16                        Ajax 1-0 Swallows

2010/11            Last 16                        Swallows 1-3 Aces                        Ritchie

2011/12            Last 16                Swallows 3-0 Sundowns            Tsutsulupa, Chabangu, Nomvethe

2011/12            Quarterfinals                        Swallows 1-2 Pirates            Mungomeni

2012/13            Last 16                        Maritzburg 0-0**Swallows

2013/14            Last 16                        Swallows 1-0 U Pretoria            Manqele

(*Chiefs won 3-1 on penalties)

(**Maritzburg won 4-3 on penalties)

P            W            D            L            GF            GA

11            4            2            5            15            14

Best result: Quarterfinals (2006/07, 2008/09, 2011/12 & 2013/14)

Leading scorer(s): Tsutsulupa (2 goals)

Telkom Knockout quarterfinal fixtures

Saturday 19 October 2013

15h00 – SuperSport United v Moroka Swallows – Lucas Moripe Stadium

19h00 – Platinum Stars v Mamelodi Sundowns – Moruleng Stadium

Sunday 20 October 2013

15h00 – Free State Stars v Kaizer Chiefs – Charles Mopeli Stadium

Wednesday 23 October 2013

19h30 – Orlando Pirates v Golden Arrows – Orlando Stadium

Club information

SuperSport United

Nickname: Matsatsantsa

Formed: 1994

Major honours: League titles: 3 (2008, 2009, 2010); Top Eight Cup titles: 1 (2004); National Cup titles: 3 (1999, 2005, 2012).

All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)

P            W            D            L            GF            GA            GD            Pts

534            216            173            145            722            546            +176            821

Moroka Swallows

Nickname: The Birds

Formed: 1947

Major honours: League titles: 1 (1965); Top Eight Cup titles: 3 (1975, 1979, 2012); National Cup titles: 5 (1983, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2009).

All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)

P            W            D            L            GF            GA            GD            Pts

534            199            152            183            634            648            -14            749