Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Kings & Bidvest Wits face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only three days ago.
Real Kings form and stats
Last season, Real Kings's Nedbank Cup journey ended in the preliminary round.3-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the First Division numbers at home for Real Kings so far this season. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Nedbank Cup for Real Kings.
Real Kings has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Bidvest Wits form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League.
181 minutes! That's how long the Bidvest Wits goalkeeper Brandon Petersen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Bidvest Wits had fun at their own home (Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium) last time out, beating Black Leopards 1-0. T. Dzvukamanja scored. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Chippa United in the Premier League.
Bidvest Wits are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Bidvest Wits's manager G. Hunt has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 5 goals | G. Motupa 5 goals |
Real Kings missing players
Bidvest Wits missing players
| Real Kings | Bidvest Wits | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 76% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 118 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 94 | 282 | ||
| 45 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 93 | ||
| 56% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Uthongathi | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Tshakhuma | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | University of Pretoria | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Steenberg United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Real Kings | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Richards Bay | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | TS Galaxy | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Cape Umoya United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Jomo Cosmos | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | Mbombela United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Maritzburg United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Bidvest Wits | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Baroka | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Polokwane City | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 23 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 23 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 20 |