On Oct 18th, Sekhukhune United and Chippa United will play a match in Port Elizabeth in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Chippa United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tshakhuma. Ronaldo Maarman struck first for Chippa United in the 50th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Tshakhuma couldn’t muster any offence and Chippa United ran away with the shutout win. Chippa United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Sekhukhune United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against SuperSport United. Bradley Grobler struck first for SuperSport United in the 15th minute, then Ditlhokwe added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Patrick Maswanganyi. 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, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Chippa United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Sekhukhune United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Shai and Tshegofatso Mabaso each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Chippa United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ronald Pfumbidzai and Etiosa Godspower Ighodaro each only have 1 goal in their last 5.