It's advantage Mamelodi Sundowns so far with their 2nd position in the Premier League table, welcoming Bloemfontein Celtic who are placed 10th.
It's no vacation for neither Mamelodi Sundowns nor Bloemfontein Celtic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at Loftus Versfeld Stadium for Mamelodi Sundowns. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Mamelodi Sundowns, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Mamelodi Sundowns's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Chippa United (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, Mamelodi Sundowns won a home game hosting SuperSport United (1-0).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mamelodi Sundowns as they have a new game in only two days, a Nedbank Cup match thankfully also at home. VUT Students are visiting.
Mamelodi Sundowns are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Mamelodi Sundowns have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bloemfontein Celtic so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). Bloemfontein Celtic seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Bloemfontein Celtic play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Highlands Park (placed 8th). That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus AmaZulu in the Nedbank Cup.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Maritzburg United in just two days.
Bloemfontein Celtic find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bloemfontein Celtic have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Bloemfontein Celtic - Mamelodi Sundowns 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mamelodi Sundowns five wins, four draws and Bloemfontein Celtic one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Zwane 7 goals |   N. Mabena 5 goals |  S. Luthuli 5 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 68% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 75% |
| 42% | 30% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 11% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 35% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 20% |
| 47% | 30% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 65% |
| 42% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 265 | 166 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 81 | 174 |
| 82 | 51 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 31 | 73 |
| 33% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 35% | 40% |
- Bloemfontein Celtic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mamelodi Sundowns has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home
- Mamelodi Sundowns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 17 |