National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mamelodi Sundowns or Orlando Pirates that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Mamelodi nor Orlando Pirates 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 Sundowns have performed here at TBC this season with 6 wins from 10 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. Mamelodi haven’t lost a league-game in 22 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Baroka, 228 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Mamelodi Sundowns tasted defeat here at TBC, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
It's back home for Mamelodi Sundowns, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Chippa United away with the result 2-1. P. Shalulile and T. Zwane found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was the home CAF Champions League game against CR Belouizdad that was lost 0-2.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mamelodi handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, three draws and two defeats.
Mamelodi Sundowns have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at TBC with 16 goals in 10 league matches. Mamelodi have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the 16th finals last season.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Orlando Pirates have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far.
N. Nyauza, T. Mabasa and K. Dlamini scored in Orlando's previous match, the home game against Al Ahli Benghazi that ended 3-0. Before that, Orlando travelled to Al Ahli Benghazi and returned home with a draw after the CAF Confederations Cup game finished 0-0.
Orlando are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and zero defeats. From a total of one match.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Orlando have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mamelodi won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Orlando Pirates has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  T. Zwane 9 goals | P. Shalulile 9 goals |  D. Hotto Kavendji 4 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 13 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Baroka | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 19 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 17 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -21 | 13 |