Absa Premiership: Free State Stars v Black Leopards

Venue: Goble Park, Bethlehem

Date: May 18, 2013

Time: 15:00

HEAD TO HEAD

2011/12        

Leopards 1-3 Stars - Absa Premiership

Stars 2-2 Leopards - Absa Premiership

2012/13        

Leopards 1-2 Stars - Absa Premiership

STARS

League Position: 9th, with 38 points

Last five fixtures:

D-D-W-L-D

1-1 v Orlando Pirates (Home) – Absa Premiership

1-1 v University of Pretoria (Away) – Absa Premiership

2-1  v AmaZulu (Home) – Absa Premiership

1-2 v Mamelodi Sundowns (Away) – Absa Premiership

2-2 v Bloemfontein Celtic (Away) – Absa Premiership

Player to watch:

Luyolo Nomandela - Nomandela has had an impressive debut season in the PSL, establishing himself as an important part of Steve Komphela’s side, and will be looking to end his campaign on a high.

Need to know:

Depending on other results, a win or a draw for Ea Lla Koto could see them land a place in the PSL’s top eight. Komphela’s side have a good home record this season, recording six wins, six draws and suffering just two defeats from their 14 home matches.

LEOPARDS

League position: 16th, with 23 points

Last five fixtures:

W-L-L-L-L

2-1 v Ajax Cape Town (Home) – Absa Premiership

1-3 v University of Pretoria (Home) – Absa Premiership

0-4 v AmaZulu (Away) – Absa Premiership

2-5 v Mamelodi Sundowns (Home) – Absa Premiership

1-4 v Orlando Pirates (Away) – Absa Premiership

Player to watch:

Rodney Ramagalela – There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding Leopards’ top goal scorer this season and he will be keen to help his team survive with another goal or two today.

Need to know:

Leopards find themselves in the precarious position of being bottom of the PSL going into the last day of this season knowing that only a win would be enough to help stop them from succumbing to automatic relegation. They’ve won just twice away from home this season, suffering eight defeats in the process.