Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mbombela United & Cape Town City 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!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Mbombela United form and stats
Mbombela United was eliminated in the final last season in the Nedbank Cup.Mbombela United have played 10 First Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Mbombela United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to TS Sporting here at KaNyamazane Stadium in a First Division match. A 1-1 draw away in the First Division before that, with TS Galaxy the opponent.
Mbombela United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. From these home matches, Mbombela United have conceded only 8 goals.
Cape Town City form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Cape Town City have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-6-4 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Cape Town City have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Chippa United game.
Cape Town City has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Maritzburg United for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). Before that, Cape Town City secured a home win against Black Leopards with the score 1-0.
Cape Town City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Cape Town City have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Erasmus 9 goals |
Mbombela United missing players
Cape Town City missing players
| Mbombela United | Cape Town City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 3.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 2.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 84 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 252 | ||
| 25 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 83 | ||
| 48% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax Cape Town | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 39 |
| 2 | Uthongathi | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Steenberg United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | University of Pretoria | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Tshakhuma | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Real Kings | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Richards Bay | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Cape Umoya United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 19 |
| 15 | Mbombela United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 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 |