Absa Premiership: Mpumalanga Black Aces vs. Bidvest Wits
Date: 5 April 2014
Time: 15h00
Venue: Mbombela Stadium
High-flying Mpumalanga Black Aces, who are currently fifth in the league, host third-placed Bidvest Wits on Saturday afternoon at the Mbombela Stadium.
Clive Barker will be looking for a third straight win against the team he coached last season, but Gavin Hunt’s men have been in good form too and will also be seeking their third successive victory.
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MPUMALANGA BLACK ACES:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 16.1
Entries into final third: 72.1
Successful passes: 352.6
Possession: 49.6%
Successful tackles: 26.4
Last three results:
Orlando Pirates 0-1 Mpumalanga Black Aces (Mbuyane 80’)
Ajax Cape Town 0-2 Mpumalanga Black Aces (Ndoro 2, 79’)
Mpumalanga Black Aces 1-1 Orlando Pirates (Ngalo 32’)
Key performers:
Defender: Abel Mabaso 3 tackles per game
Midfielder: Sandile Zuke, 43.9 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Mabhuti Khenyeza, 4.9 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Tendai Ndoro (6)
Top assists:
Thabo Qalinge (6)
BIDVEST WITS:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 14.4
Entries into final third: 79.2
Successful passes: 277.4
Possession: 50.4%
Successful tackles: 25.3
Last three results:
Golden Arrows 0-1 Bidvest Wits (Ngcobo 13’)
AmaZulu 1-4 Bidvest Wits (Ngcobo 16’, Faty 29’, 51’, Vilakazi 78’)
University of Pretoria 0-0 Bidvest Wits
Key performers:
Defender: Kwanda Mngonyama, 3.8 tackles per game
Midfielder: Paty Faty, 48.5 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Sthembiso Ngcobo 1.9 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Sibusiso Vilakazi (10)
Top assists:
Papy Faty (5)
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Key Stats:
Aces on average take 16.1 shots at goal per game, compared to Wits’ 14.4, but Wits make more entries into the final third, 79.2 compared to Aces’ 72.1 Aces’ leading goalscorer is Zimbabwean Tendai Ndoro, on six goals, who was only registered to play for Aces in January, while Wits’ leading goalscorer is Sibusiso Vilakazi who has ten goals in all competitions.
