A total of 29 sets of games have been played and both Royal AM and Mamelodi Sundowns are at the right end of the league table. Let's start!
- Royal AM have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals (56) in Premier League
Mamelodi have already won the Premier League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
It's no vacation for neither Royal AM nor Mamelodi Sundowns 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.
Royal AM form and stats
Royal AM have performed here at Chatsworth Stadium this season with 9 wins from 14 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.
The Royal supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Chatsworth Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Mamelodi Sundowns (placed 1st). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Letsoalo for missing a penalty kick versus Mamelodi Sundowns in the 64th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
2-2 away at Golden Arrows before that.Royal AM has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Royal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Chatsworth Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Playing away, Mamelodi Sundowns have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Mamelodi Sundowns, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Royal AM (placed 5th) last time out.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Stellenbosch.Mamelodi Sundowns are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 15 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled earlier this season: Royal - Mamelodi Sundowns 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Royal AM zero wins, zero draws and Mamelodi Sundowns three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Shalulile with 3 goals scored against Royal AM in these 3 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 23 goals |  S. Letsoalo 15 goals | M. Macuphu 5 goals |
Royal AM missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| Royal AM | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 24 | 56 |
| 29 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 90% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 87% | 90% |
| 59% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 73% |
| 41% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 52% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 37% |
| 34% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 53% | 57% |
| 24% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 55% | 54% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 50% | 52% |
| 6.2 | 6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
- Mamelodi Sundowns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most clean sheets (17) in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most points (29) away in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals (24) away in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals (56) in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Premier League
- Mamelodi Sundowns have the the best goal difference (+36) in Premier League
- Royal AM have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 65 |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Royal AM | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | AmaZulu | 29 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -12 | 29 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Baroka | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 25 |
