On the 9th of September, Maritzburg United will host SuperSport United at Harry Gwala Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Maritzburg United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Orlando Pirates. Amadou Soukouna scored the first goal for Maritzburg United in the 80th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Orlando Pirates couldn’t manage to score, and Maritzburg United took the shutout win. Maritzburg United is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed SuperSport United, recorded a 2-1 win against Mamelodi Sundowns. Thapelo Maseko struck first for SuperSport United in the 9th minute on a feed from Iqraam Rayners, then Bradley Grobler added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. SuperSport United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Bradley Grobler and Thapelo Maseko have been the hottest scorers for SuperSport United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Amadou Soukouna has been the most prolific scorer on Maritzburg United in his last five matches with 2 goals.