On Saturday May 21st, in week 24, Cape Town City will travel to Cape Town to battle Stellenbosch in a clash of the Premier League in the ever popular Stellenbosch derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed Stellenbosch is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Mamelodi Sundowns. Ashley Du Preez scored the first goal for Stellenbosch in the 6th minute, then Adams added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Dean David van Rooyen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mamelodi Sundowns couldn’t manage to score, and Stellenbosch took the shutout win. Stellenbosch is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while cape Town City sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against AmaZulu. Neither Cape Town City nor AmaZulu could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Cape Town City looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Cape Town Stadium, Stellenbosch won by a score of 3 to 0. Robertson struck first for Stellenbosch in the 31st minute, then Judas Moseamedi added another in the 83rd minute In the end, Cape Town City couldn’t muster any offence and Stellenbosch ran away with the shutout win.
Cape Town City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Terrence Mashego and Craig Martin each only have 1 goal in their last five. Stellenbosch’s most prolific scorer has been Ashley Du Preez. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.