Telkom Knockout Quarter Final
Teams: Mpumalanga Black Aces vs Kaizer Chiefs
Date: 24 October 2015
Time: 18h00
Venue: Mbombela Stadium
Kaizer Chiefs will make the trip to the Mbombela Stadium this evening to face Mpumalanga Black Aces for their Telkom Knockout quarterfinal tie. Steve Komhela’s side were held to their fifth league draw in the week, while Aces came back from two goals down to draw with Platinum Stars.
Mpumalanga Black Aces:
Averages per game for 2015-16 season:
Shots on goal: 10.13
Entries into final third: 57.5
Successful passes: 314.25
Possession: 52%
Tackles: 19.38
Recent results:
Mpumalanga Black Aces 2-2 Platinum Stars (Mosemaedi 90+3’ , 90+6’)
Bloemfontein Celtic 0-0 Mpumalanga Black Aces
Mpumalanga Black Aces 4-1 Maritzburg United (Jayiya 40’ ; Mbesuma 42’, 60’ ; Masina 90’)
Key performers:
Defender (most tackles): Lehlohonolo Nonyane, 1.50 tackles per game
Midfielder (most passes): Eddie Ngalo, 37.63 passes per game
Forward/Striker (most shots): Collins Mbesuma, 2.38 shots per game
Top goal scorer (all competitions):
Collins Mbesuma (5)
Top assists (all competitions):
Tshidiso Tukane / Collins Mbesuma (2)
Kaizer Chiefs:
Averages per game for 2015-16 season:
Shots on goal: 13.42
Entries into final third: 69.17
Successful passes: 367.25
Possession: 54%
Tackles: 22.17
Recent results:
Jomo Cosmos 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs
Platinum Stars 0-3 Kaizer Chiefs (Mathoho 44’ ; Mthembu 90+2’ ; Maluleka 90+3’)
Ajax Cape Town 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs (Manqele 65’)
Key performers:
Defender (most tackles): Erick Mathoho, 2.10 tackles per game
Midfielder (most passes): Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 73.67 passes per game
Forward/Striker (most shots): Bernard Parker, 1.83 shots per game
Top goal scorer (all competitions):
George Lebese (6)
Top assists (all competitions):
Siphiwe Tshabalala (7)
Key stats:
Chiefs have average 13 shots at goal during a game compared to 10 for Aces, although they usually enjoy a similar amount of possession during their matches.
