Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Maritzburg United & Sekhukhune 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 should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Maritzburg United's results here at Harry Gwala Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Maritzburg has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager E. Middendorp and the players. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Maritzburg, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Maritzburg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Golden Arrows. Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Orlando Pirates (0-1).
Maritzburg United have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Maritzburg United defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sekhukhune United form and stats
1-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sekhukhune United in their First Division matches away.
That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus JDR Stars in the First Division.
The attacking power of Sekhukhune when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Moseamedi 4 goals |  M. Nxumalo 4 goals | T. Kutumela 3 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Sekhukhune United missing players
| Maritzburg United | Sekhukhune United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 31% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.7 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Baroka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 9 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jomo Cosmos | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | JDR Stars | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Uthongathi | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Cape Umoya United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Pretoria Callies | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Free State Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | TS Sporting | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Polokwane City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Royal AM | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | University of Pretoria | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Steenberg United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Cape Town All Stars | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Ajax Cape Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 9 |