On Aug 16th, Mamelodi Sundowns will host AmaZulu in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Mamelodi Sundowns, recorded a 0-1 loss against TS Galaxy. Lifa Hlongwane scored the first goal for TS Galaxy in the 34th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Mamelodi Sundowns was frustrated by TS Galaxy’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. TS Galaxy ended the match with the shutout victory. Mamelodi Sundowns is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while amaZulu sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against SuperSport United. Thapelo Maseko scored the first goal for SuperSport United in the 56th minute, then Hellings Mhango tied it up for AmaZulu in the 65th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Ntuli to cap off a wild match. AmaZulu is looking for direction having earned 12 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Sphesihle Maduna and Bongi Ntuli are the top scorers for AmaZulu in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Maphosa Modiba has been the most prolific scorer on Mamelodi Sundowns in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.