Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bloemfontein Celtic & Mamelodi Sundowns face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
Last season, Bloemfontein's Nedbank Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Bloemfontein Celtic are 7-6-2 (wins-draw-losses). 3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Nedbank Cup for Bloemfontein Celtic.
Bloemfontein's last game was hosting Maritzburg United and winning 3-1. 0-0 away at Golden Arrows before that.
Bloemfontein have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium with 28 goals in 15 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.The visitors are W7-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Total Nedbank Cup statistics for Mamelodi Sundowns: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Mamelodi, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango is eager to challenge this, with his 250 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Mamelodi Sundowns are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Premier League against Black Leopards. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Polokwane City.
It's hard not to mention L. Maboe's lethal finishing against Black Leopards. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
The travelling fans enjoy Mamelodi's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 15 league matches away. Mamelodi have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bloemfontein Celtic-Mamelodi Sundowns H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bloemfontein zero wins, Mamelodi Sundowns six wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Zwane 11 goals |  N. Mabena 9 goals | S. Letsoalo 7 goals |
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 37 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 211 | 114 | Total Shots | T S | 104 | 288 | ||
| 94 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 109 | ||
| 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 34% | ||
| 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 |