National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bidvest Wits or Chippa United that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Bidvest Wits form and stats
Bidvest Wits was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Nedbank Cup.Bidvest Wits have collected 14 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-2-3.
Bidvest Wits drew their last game, also a home match. Highlands Park was the opponent, 2-2 the score. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Baroka.
A decent goal production from Bidvest Wits in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Bidvest Wits have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Chippa United form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chippa United so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-7 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Chippa United much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Bidvest Wits will be a tough nut to crack. Chippa United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for Chippa United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier League. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus TS Galaxy in the Nedbank Cup.
The attacking power of Chippa United when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Chippa United have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Bidvest Wits wins - draws - Chippa United wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 5 goals |  G. Motupa 5 goals |  T. Hlatshwayo 4 goals |
Bidvest Wits missing players
Chippa United missing players
| Bidvest Wits | Chippa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 265 | 161 | Total Shots | T S | 99 | 212 | ||
| 93 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 63 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Highlands Park | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | AmaZulu | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 20 |