National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maritzburg United or Kaizer Chiefs that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an action-packed match with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!
Maritzburg United form and stats
Last season, Maritzburg United's Nedbank Cup journey ended in the round of 32.When playing at home in the Premier League, Maritzburg United have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Maritzburg, who played 1-1 against AmaZulu. That match was also played at this venue (Harry Gwala Stadium).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chippa United (0-1).Maritzburg United have conceded 15 from these games.
Kaizer Chiefs form and stats
Kaizer was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the round of 32 last season.The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
250 minutes! That's how long the Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Kaizer has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to TS Galaxy for a 0-0 draw.
Before that, Kaizer Chiefs secured a home win against Real Kings with the score 2-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kaizer Chiefs as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Kaizer have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kaizer Chiefs have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when playing Maritzburg United.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bimenyimana 7 goals |   A. Soukouna 4 goals | F. Samy 3 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Kaizer Chiefs missing players
| Maritzburg United | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.3 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 6 | AmaZulu | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Chippa United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Real Kings | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
