In a weekend match on Saturday Mar 5th, in week 18, Maritzburg United hosts Mamelodi Sundowns in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Maritzburg United recorded a 1-2 loss against Golden Arrows. Knox Mutizwa struck first for Golden Arrows in the 47th minute, then in the 73rd minute, Claasen sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bulelani Ndengane. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 1st placed Mamelodi Sundowns is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Baroka. Lyle Lakay scored the first goal for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 49th minute, then Richard Mbulu tied it up for Baroka in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Denwin Farmer earning them at least the one point. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Mamelodi Sundowns should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 3rd of November, Mamelodi Sundowns hosted Maritzburg United in their last match together. Mamelodi Sundowns won by a score of 1 to 0. Peter Shalulile scored the first goal for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 56th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maritzburg United couldn’t manage to score, and Mamelodi Sundowns took the shutout win.
Mamelodi Sundowns’s most prolific scorer has been Pavol Šafranko. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Human and Samy are the top scorers for Maritzburg United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.