Stars look for return to top form
Free State Stars will look for a return to top form in the Absa Premiership when they host Kaizer Chiefs at Goble Park Stadium on 4 April 2018, kick-off at 18h00.
Stars saw their five-game unbeaten streak ended on March 17 when they were defeated 1-0 at Chippa United. The Free State side has lost just two of their last 11 league matches.
Ea Lla Koto has claimed 22 points from 12 home matches this season, with their last game as hosts resulting in a goalless draw against AmaZulu in late February.
Chiefs extended their winless run in the league to three matches as they were held 0-0 at home by AmaZulu on March 17. The Soweto side has won just one of their last six league matches, taking seven points from a possible 18 in the sequence.
The Amakhosi have claimed 20 points from 12 away matches this season, though their last game on the road brought a 3-1 defeat at the hands of derby rivals Orlando Pirates in early March.
In head-to-head stats, Chiefs and Stars have met in 36 league matches since 1996. The Amakhosi have claimed 23 wins compared to just three for Ea Lla Koto, while 10 matches have been drawn. The Free State side has claimed just two wins and suffered 10 defeats n their 17 home matches against the Soweto giants.
When the teams met earlier this season, at Moses Mabhida Stadium in November 2017, they played to a 1-1 draw. The Amakhosi have not lost a league match against Ea Lla Koto since the first half of the 2010/11 season.
Form and Fixtures
FREE STATE STARS
Season league results (most recent first): LWDDWDLWWWWLWDDLDWWWLLDL
Next five league fixtures: Golden Arrows (A), Bloemfontein Celtic (H), SuperSport United (A), Polokwane City (H), Orlando Pirates (A)
KAIZER CHIEFS
Season league results (most recent first): DLDWDDWWDWWLDDDDWLDWDWLD
Next five league fixtures: Chippa United (H), Platinum Stars (H), Golden Arrows (A), Maritzburg United (H), Ajax Cape Town (A)
Head-to-Head
LAST 10 LEAGUE RESULTS
Season Result Scorers
2012/13 Chiefs 2-1 Stars Letsholonyane, Parker; Fikru
2013/14 Stars 0-2 Chiefs Nkosi, Tshabalala
2013/14 Chiefs 1-1 Stars Mphela; Moloi
2014/15 Stars 0-1 Chiefs Lebese
2014/15 Chiefs 2-1 Stars Nkhatha, Nkosi; Mathoho (og)
2015/16 Chiefs 4-0 Stars Sankara (og), Lebese, Chakoroma (og), Tshabalala
2015/16 Stars 2-2 Chiefs Ngcobo, Tshabangu; Katsande (pen), Tshabalala
2016/17 Stars 0-2 Chiefs Katsande (pen), Katsvairo
2016/17 Chiefs 3-1 Stars Tshabalala, Parker, Katsande; Mahamutsa
2017/18 Chiefs 1-1 Stars Parker; Vilakazi
LEAGUE RECORD (since 1996)
Home
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Stars | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 |
Away
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Stars | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 34 |
| Chiefs | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 |
Total
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Stars | 36 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 58 |
| Chiefs | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 24 |