National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tshakhuma or SuperSport United that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Tshakhuma form and stats
Tshakhuma was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Nedbank Cup.With 1 Premier League win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Tshakhuma are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts. The Tshakhuma manager J. Masutha might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Tshakhuma haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 473 minutes ago. T. R. Nevhulamba scored that one.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to SuperSport United (0-2).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tshakhuma here at Thohoyandou Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Tshakhuma defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
SuperSport United form and stats
They also participated in Nedbank Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. In general it has been a productive period now for SuperSport United as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes SuperSport's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Orlando Pirates game.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Tshakhuma with the score of 2-0.
The SuperSport manager K. Tembo has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. SuperSport have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Tshakhuma-SuperSport United H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Tshakhuma zero wins, SuperSport United two wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Grobler 12 goals | T. Gabuza 5 goals | T. Mokoena 3 goals |
Tshakhuma missing players
SuperSport United missing players
| Tshakhuma | SuperSport United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 40 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 7.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 50% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Baroka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 9 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 9 |