In what will be the blockbuster fixture in the Betway Premiership this week, Kaizer Chiefs will take on Mamelodi Sundowns at the FNB Stadium on Wednesday.
Kick-off is at 7:30pm (CAT, GMT+2)
CURRENT FORM
Both Chiefs and Downs are unbeaten in the league so far, while Amakhosi have a 100%-win record after three matches played.
Sitting in second place on the table, Chiefs go into their next game on the back of wins against Stellenbosch FC, Polokwane City and Richards Bay respectively.
Sundowns, who are third on the current standings, recorded victories against AmaZulu and Magesi, while they also shared the spoils with Chippa United in a 1-1 result on the opening day.
WHAT WAS SAID
Chiefs captain Inacio Miguel has urged his side not to draw any complacency ahead of their game against Downs.
“We have to be focused on ourselves, in our job and what we can do to go over Sundowns,” Miguel said.
In summary of his side’s loss to Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 semi-finals, Sundowns mentor Miguel Cardoso believed that fatigue played a big role in their defeat in Pretoria.
“Fatigue is not a physical thing, it’s a brain thing, and because of fatigue, we made many more mistakes,” Cardoso said.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kaizer Chiefs: Gaston Sirino – Amid Chiefs’ glowing start to the season, Sirino has been of the club’s best players so far. At the age of 34, Sirino is showing no signs of slowing down and remains a threat on the edge of the area.
Mamelodi Sundowns: Iqraam Rayners – While Sirino can be deemed as one of Amakhosi’s attacking stars, much of Sundowns’ finishing will depend on Rayners.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last five league results:
2022/23 Kaizer Chiefs 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
2023/24 Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs
2023/24 Kaizer Chiefs 1-5 Mamelodi Sundowns
2024/25 Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
2024/25 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs
