Mamelodi Sundowns welcomes Golden Arrows to this second leg of the MTN8 Cup Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Mamelodi nor Golden Arrows as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Mamelodi participated in MTN8 Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Mamelodi Sundowns 3 wins from 3 appearances. Mamelodi has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Kaizer Chiefs defeat 156 days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango not having conceded a league goal in 724 minutes.
Mamelodi Sundowns enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Orlando Pirates's place. The match ended 2-0 with Peter Shalulile (2) scoring.
Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting TS Galaxy in a game that was won 3-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Mamelodi's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Mamelodi Sundowns have only let in 0 goals at home.
Golden Arrows form and stats
The Premier League season is young and Golden Arrows have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. With three draws in a row for Golden Arrows the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Golden has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Sekhukhune United for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). As mentioned above, Golden drew the match against Sekhukhune United. Manager L. Seema brought on Michael Gumede to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs AmaZulu.Golden have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Golden have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled earlier this season: Golden Arrows - Mamelodi 1-1. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Mamelodi won six, Golden Arrows were winners in one and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 4 goals |  S. Sabelo 2 goals | M. Gumede 2 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
Golden Arrows missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Golden Arrows | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.2 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 69% | 55% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Real Kings | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Baroka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Maritzburg United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Sekhukhune United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Moroka Swallows | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | TS Galaxy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |