Absa Premiership

 

Teams: Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns

 

Date: 5 April 2014

 

Venue: FNB Stadium

 

Kaizer Chiefs will look to extend their lead at the summit of the league table when they host Mamelodi Sundowns in a top-of-the-table Absa Premiership clash at FNB Stadium.

 

Chiefs recorded their third successive victory in the league with a 2-0 home win over Golden Arrows.

 

AmaKhosi are top of the Absa Premiership log with 52 points from 23 matches.

 

While Stuart Baxter's men are unbeaten on home soil, claiming nine wins and two draws from their 11 home matches.

 

Mamelodi Sundowns have also been on a impressive run in the league of late, racking up their fifth successive win by defeating thee University of Pretoria 2-1 in their last league encounter.

 

The Brazilians are second on the log table with 49 points from 24 matches, three points adrift of AmaKhosi.

 

While Pitso Mosimane's charges have racked up 23 points from their 12 away matches in the campaign so far.

 

In head-to-head statistics, Kaizer Chiefs have 24 wins compared to Mamelodi Sundowns'17, while 16 matches have ended in draws.

 

It was Chiefs who got the better of the two in the early season fixture, as Wayne Arendse's own goal gifted Stuart Baxter's men the three points.