Aug 13th features a match where Mamelodi Sundowns will host Kaizer Chiefs in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Mamelodi Sundowns is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Cape Town City. Maphosa Modiba struck first for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 61st minute, then Themba Zwane added another in the 63rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cape Town City couldn’t manage to score, and Mamelodi Sundowns took the shutout win. Mamelodi Sundowns is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Kaizer Chiefs is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Royal AM. Ricardo Nascimento scored the first goal for Royal AM in the 1st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kaizer Chiefs couldn’t muster any offence and Royal AM ran away with the shutout win. Kaizer Chiefs looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 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 Mamelodi Sundowns won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Keagan Dolly and Phathutshedzo Nange are the top scorers for Kaizer Chiefs in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Mamelodi Sundowns’s top weapon lately has been Maphosa Modiba, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.