Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Marumo Gallants FC & Mamelodi Sundowns face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Marumo Gallants FC have less rest than Mamelodi Sundowns in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Confederations Cup game only four days ago. That game was an away game at USM Alger, so at least Marumo Gallants FC are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Marumo Gallants FC form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the final.Marumo Gallants FC have collected 11 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-5-3.
The club members are hoping that Gallants will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the CAF Confederations Cup fixture against USM Alger.
Before that, a fine away victory at Saint Eloi Lupopo. A CAF Confederations Cup match.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus TS Galaxy in only three days. This game is also played here at Thohoyandou Stadium.
Marumo Gallants FC have scored {7 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Gallants have conceded only 9 goals.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Mamelodi Sundowns, as they won the Nedbank Cup.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Mamelodi Sundowns so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Ahly in their previous outing. The CAF Champions League duel ended 2-2.
Previously, the CAF Champions League win away at Cotonsport.
The schedule is very tough for Mamelodi now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Stellenbosch is waiting in only three days.
Mamelodi Sundowns has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 10 games. The Mamelodi Sundowns defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({4 goals} in 10 games).
Head 2 Head
Mamelodi Sundowns have avoided defeat in the last 7 fixtures (4-3-0) against Gallants.Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 9 goals | C. Mailula 7 goals |  N. Maema 5 goals |
Marumo Gallants FC missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| Marumo Gallants FC | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Scored | S | 31 | 59 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.3 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 45% | ||
| 6.7 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Richards Bay | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Real Kings | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | Marumo Gallants FC | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
