On Sat Aug 20th, Stellenbosch will travel to Cape Town to battle Cape Town City in a Premier League match in the anticipated Damascus derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Cape Town City sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Maritzburg United. Neither Cape Town City nor Maritzburg United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Cape Town City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Stellenbosch is fresh off their 3-1 win against Royal AM. Van Wyk struck first for Stellenbosch in the 2nd minute, then Ricardo Nascimento added another on an own goal in the 49th minute. Stellenbosch is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Stellenbosch won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ashley Du Preez has been the most prolific scorer on Stellenbosch in the last 5 matches with two goals. Khanyisa Mayo has been the most effective weapon for Cape Town City lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.