MTN8 Final
Teams: Ajax Cape Town v Kaizer Chiefs
Date: 19 September 2015
Time: 15h00
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bat Stadium
Ajax Cape Town and Kaizer Chiefs will be vying for the MTN8 title at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this afternoon. Both sides come into this encounter on the back of wins in their respective league matches.
Ajax Cape Town:
Averages per game for 2014-15 season:
Shots on goal: 13.43
Entries into final third: 74.86
Successful passes: 217
Possession: 53%
Tackles: 23.29
Recent results:
Ajax Cape Town 2-1 Polokwane City (Paulse 5' ; Mobara 8')
Bidvest Wits 0-1 Ajax Cape Town (Paulse 25')
Ajax Cape Town 2-1 Free State Stars (Lebusa 31' ; Nxumalo 41')
Key performers:
Defender (most tackles): Cecil Lolo, 2.71 tackles per game
Midfielder (most passes): Granwald Scott, 26 passes per game
Forward/Striker (most shots): Nathan Paulse, 4 shots per game
Top goal scorer (all competitions):
Prince Nxumalo (3)
Top assists (all competitions):
Bantu Mzwakali (2)
Kaizer Chiefs:
Averages per game for 2015-16 season:
Shots on goal: 14.57
Entries into final third: 70.86
Successful passes: 386.43
Possession: 55%
Tackles: 23
Recent results:
SuperSport United 1-4 Kaizer Chiefs (Lebese 49', 88' ; Bukenya 57' ; Tshabalala 90+5)
Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Bloemfontein Celtic (Lebese 42')
Polokwane City 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs (Mathoho 31')
Key performers:
Defender (most tackles): Erick Mathoho, 2.4 tackles per game
Midfielder (most passes): Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 72.14 passes per game
Forward/Striker (most shots): Bernard Parker, 2.57 shots per game
Top goal scorer (all competitions):
George Lebese (6)
Top assists (all competitions):
Siphiwe Tshabalala (4)
Key Stats:
Ajax will be hoping Prince Nxumalo can continue with his early-season form and add to his three goals, while George Lebese has already bagged six goals for Kaizer Chiefs this season.
