Perhaps a welcome break from league football as AmaZulu & Cape Town City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the MTN8 Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Cape Town City have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
AmaZulu form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for AmaZulu are 8-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
The AmaZulu goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 194 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
An away draw last time out for AmaZulu, facing Maritzburg United in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Moroka Swallows.The AmaZulu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 15 matches. From these home matches, AmaZulu have conceded only 12 goals.
Cape Town City form and stats
Last season their MTN8 Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Cape Town City have produced an overall stat of 4-6-5 so far.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cape as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League match against Mamelodi Sundowns (0-3).
Before that, Cape secured a home win against Black Leopards with the score 3-1.Cape Town City find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Cape in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AmaZulu five wins, three draws and Cape Town City two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.AmaZulu missing players
Cape Town City missing players
| AmaZulu | Cape Town City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 36 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 45% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 53% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 35 | 67 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 54 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 50 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 45 |
| 6 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -13 | 27 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 23 |