Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Pretoria Callies & Chippa United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Pretoria have less rest than Chippa United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a First Division game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Cape Umoya United, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Pretoria Callies form and stats
Pretoria Callies's struggle is real here with only 8 points collected from 10 First Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-6. On the other hand, in the Nedbank Cup, Pretoria Callies has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 219 minutes without scoring a league goal. P. Mahlangu was the last player to find the net.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Pretoria, as the First Division home game vs Free State Stars is only four days away.
Pretoria have scored 6 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Chippa United form and stats
Chippa was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the 8th finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chippa United so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Nedbank Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
The manager S. Gwambi was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Chippa suffered a 1-2 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns. Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Maritzburg United's place.
A new game in only three days for Chippa, the Premier League home match versus Baroka. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Chippa have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Mahlangu 6 goals |   B. Eva Nga 4 goals | A. Chidi Kwem 4 goals |
Pretoria Callies missing players
Chippa United missing players
| Pretoria Callies | Chippa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 37 | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Richards Bay | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Sekhukhune United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | TS Sporting | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Kings | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Free State Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Jomo Cosmos | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Cape Umoya United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Uthongathi | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Polokwane City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 | Pretoria Callies | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Cape Town All Stars | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Steenberg United | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Ajax Cape Town | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 22 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 | -15 | 15 |
| 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 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Baroka | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 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 |