Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mamelodi Sundowns & SuperSport United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Loftus Versfeld Stadium as Mamelodi Sundowns have scored 11 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
The Mamelodi Sundowns supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Wydad Casablanca in CAF Champions League and win 1-0. 2-2 away at Petro de Luanda before that.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mamelodi Sundowns have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost two.
Mamelodi Sundowns are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Mamelodi Sundowns have conceded only 5 goals.
SuperSport United form and stats
SuperSport United's mission in Nedbank Cup last season failed in the 16th finals.Playing away, SuperSport United have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season.
SuperSport United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Golden Arrows. Before that, SuperSport United secured a home win against Chippa United with the score 3-0.
We have checked recent matches where SuperSport United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were Wone-Dtwo-Lone.
SuperSport United have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on SuperSport United as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mamelodi Sundowns six wins, two draws and SuperSport United two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Grobler 9 goals |   T. Zwane 6 goals |  M. Modiba 4 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
SuperSport United missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | SuperSport United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 49 | 30 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 320 | 188 | Total Shots | T S | 121 | 308 | ||
| 119 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 100 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 17 |