Oct 19th features a match where Mamelodi Sundowns hosts Tshakhuma at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 1st placed Mamelodi Sundowns, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against AmaZulu. Marcelo Allende Bravo struck first for Mamelodi Sundowns in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed AmaZulu couldn’t manage to score, and Mamelodi Sundowns took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Mamelodi Sundowns should be reasonably happy with their performance, while tshakhuma sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against TS Galaxy. Sede Junior Dion struck first for Tshakhuma in the 38th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, TS Galaxy couldn’t muster any offence and Tshakhuma ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Mamelodi Sundowns won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Tshakhuma is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Sibusiso Kumalo and Mahlatse Makudubela each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Mamelodi Sundowns’s most prolific scorer has been Peter Shalulile. The defender has netted three goals over the last five matches.