National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Venda FC or Pretoria Callies that keep their silverware dream alive.
Pretoria Callies could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a First Division game only three sleeps ago.
Venda FC form and stats
Venda FC have performed here at Thohoyandou Stadium this season with 4 wins from 8 First Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.
The fans are hoping that Venda FC will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the First Division game against Cape Town All Stars.
Previous to that game, a First Division home match hosting Pretoria Callies in a game that was won 1-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Venda as they have a new game in only three days, a First Division match thankfully also at home. Hungry Lions are visiting.
Venda FC aren't scoring a lot here at Thohoyandou Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. Defensively Venda have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pretoria Callies form and stats
Pretoria was sent out of Nedbank Cup in the semi-finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pretoria Callies so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Pretoria in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Jomo Cosmos.
Pretoria Callies's previous game was their home loss versus Platinum City Rovers (1-2).
It was a First Division defeat before that one as the away game against Venda FC wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The schedule is very tough for Pretoria Callies now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A First Division game at University of Pretoria is waiting in only three days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 8 goals have been conceded by Pretoria in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Chirambadare 6 goals | K. Mosadi 2 goals | P. Cele 2 goals |
Venda FC missing players
Pretoria Callies missing players
| Venda FC | Pretoria Callies | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | ||
| 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 38% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 31% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 50% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | University of Pretoria | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Uthongathi | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Polokwane City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Cape Town All Stars | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Free State Stars | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Venda FC | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Platinum City Rovers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Hungry Lions | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | TTM | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Cape Town Spurs | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Pretoria Callies | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Jomo Cosmos | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 12 |