National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tshakhuma or Chippa United that keep their silverware dream alive.
Tshakhuma have less rest than Chippa United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Free State Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Chippa United have had more rest.
Tshakhuma form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round.The story so far in the Premier League for Tshakhuma at their home stadium (Free State Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. On the other hand, in the Nedbank Cup, Tshakhuma has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The Tshakhuma supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kaizer Chiefs in Premier League and win 2-1. Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Black Leopards (1-2).
Some amazing scenes last match, when T. Mnyamane scored the winning goal eight minutes into stoppage time.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tshakhuma as they are travelling to their away game against SuperSport United in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
Tshakhuma have scored 12 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. 19 goals have been conceded.
Chippa United form and stats
They also participated in Nedbank Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Chippa United have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-4-7 (14 played). Total Nedbank Cup statistics for Chippa United: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
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. Chippa United goalkeeper Ismail Bin Abdul Rashid Watenga is eager to challenge this, with his 319 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Chippa go into this game after a win, the home game against Stellenbosch that ended 1-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Kaizer Chiefs.
A quick return to home after this game, as Chippa United are hosting Black Leopards in the Premier League only four days away.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Chippa United have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Tshakhuma won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Chippa United has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  B. Eva Nga 5 goals |  A. Chidi Kwem 4 goals |  B. Ndengane 3 goals |
Tshakhuma missing players
Chippa United missing players
| Tshakhuma | Chippa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 43% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 49% | ||
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 18 |