Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mamelodi Sundowns & Bloemfontein Celtic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Mtn 8 Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Last season their Mtn 8 Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against SuperSport United.33 points is a decent return from 15 Premier League games here for Mamelodi Sundowns. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango not having conceded a league goal in 250 minutes.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Black Leopards.
The Mamelodi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Mamelodi have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
They also participated in Mtn 8 Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bloemfontein Celtic so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-7 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Bloemfontein Celtic's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Before that, Bloemfontein secured a home win against Maritzburg United with the score 3-1.
Bloemfontein find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bloemfontein's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - four - zero (Mamelodi wins - draws - Bloemfontein Celtic wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Zwane 11 goals |  N. Mabena 9 goals | S. Letsoalo 7 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 19 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 287 | 184 | Total Shots | T S | 92 | 216 | ||
| 107 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 94 | ||
| 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 52 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 25 |