There's definitely something about Friday nights in Johannesburg. It's when the Lions come out to really play - or is it that opponents get nervous after dark in Doornfontein? Whatever the reason, the Lions are a Friday nightteam. The Super Rugby team boast a 45 percent winning record at home on Fridays, compared to their 36 percent winning rate from games hosted on Saturdays.
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The Lions have won nine of 20 Friday night matches played at Coca-Cola Park (and in Bloemfontein) during the history of the competition (this is for all Super Rugby games since 1996, including the Cats).
By contrast, on Saturdays, the hosts have managed to win only 21 of their 58 home games. The Johannesburg franchise claimed five of their nine victories against New Zealand opposition on a Friday which includes a 34-27 win over the Blues in 2000, their opponents this weekend.
Their most recent success on a Friday was achieved when they beat the Highlanders by 27-22 in 2009. The Johannesburg franchise failed to win any home games during last season's competition and having lost two matches this year they have lost their last 16 matches.
The Lions only played in one home game on a Friday during last year's Super 14 where the Johannesburg team ran in nine tries before going down 72-65 to the Chiefs at Coca-Cola Park.
