December 22nd features a match where Maritzburg United will travel to Johannesburg to battle Kaizer Chiefs in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. Kaizer Chiefs sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sekhukhune United. Nkosingiphile Nhlakanipho Ngcobo scored the first goal for Kaizer Chiefs in the 25th minute, then Phathutshedzo Nange added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Nkosingiphile Nhlakanipho Ngcobo In the end, Sekhukhune United couldn’t muster any offence and Kaizer Chiefs ran away with the shutout win. Kaizer Chiefs should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Maritzburg United is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Stellenbosch. Neither Maritzburg United nor Stellenbosch could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 0 and 0 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Maritzburg United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 21st, Maritzburg United hosted Kaizer Chiefs in their last match together. Kaizer Chiefs was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Bernard Parker scored the first goal for Kaizer Chiefs in the 63rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maritzburg United couldn’t manage to score, and Kaizer Chiefs took the shutout win.
Maritzburg United’s most prolific scorer has been Bongokuhle Hlongwane. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Kaizer Chiefs’s most prolific scorer has been Keagan Dolly. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.