Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mamelodi Sundowns & Tshakhuma face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Nedbank Cup match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Orlando Pirates, was also a home game here at TBC. The away team is better rested.
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. On the other hand, in the Nedbank Cup, Mamelodi Sundowns has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Mamelodi has a nice streak going on as they have played 22 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Baroka defeat 230 days ago. The Mamelodi Sundowns fans aren't used to losing league-games here at TBC and will expect new points from this game. Mamelodi has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Mamelodi Sundowns's last game was hosting Orlando Pirates and winning 4-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Chippa United and winning 2-1.
There will be little rest for Mamelodi after this match as they are travelling to AmaZulu for a Premier League game in only three days.
The Mamelodi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Mamelodi have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tshakhuma form and stats
Tshakhuma was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the preliminary round last season.There's been little loot from Tshakhuma's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Tshakhuma only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. Total Nedbank Cup statistics for Tshakhuma: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
It's the second away game in a row for Tshakhuma, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus TS Galaxy in the Premier League last time out. A loss against Mamelodi Sundowns was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.
After this away game Tshakhuma return home for a Premier League game against Maritzburg United. That game is only two sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tshakhuma as they have only managed to score 6 times from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Tshakhuma have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Mamelodi one win, one draw and Tshakhuma zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Zwane 9 goals | P. Shalulile 9 goals | L. Sirino 3 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
Tshakhuma missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Tshakhuma | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 47 | 26 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 2.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Baroka | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 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 |