The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Mamelodi Sundowns leading Chippa United by 13 points. Match preview to follow:
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Chippa United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium as Mamelodi Sundowns have scored 11 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium.
Mamelodi Sundowns's previous game was a Nedbank Cup match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus SuperSport United (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Mamelodi Sundowns had a CAF Champions League home game versus Wydad Casablanca which ended with a victory 1-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mamelodi Sundowns as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Bloemfontein Celtic are visiting.
Mamelodi Sundowns are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Mamelodi Sundowns have conceded only 5 goals.
Chippa United form and stats
Chippa United have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-1-6 (10 played).
Chippa United won their last game, 3-0 versus TS Galaxy played at home. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Orlando Pirates.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Chippa United as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Chippa United in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Chippa United - Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Mamelodi Sundowns wins - draws - Chippa United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Zwane 6 goals |   W. Twala 4 goals |  S. Vilakazi 3 goals |
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
Chippa United missing players
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Chippa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 20 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 76% |
| 67% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 57% |
| 39% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 29% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 39% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 244 | 145 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 92 | 185 |
| 74 | 43 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 22 | 52 |
| 32% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 27% |
- Chippa United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chippa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 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 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 17 |