Absa Premiership: Bidvest Wits vs. Mamelodi Sundowns
Date: 1 March 2014
Time: 6pm
Venue: Bidvest Stadium
Wits will welcome Mamelodi Sundowns to the Bidvest Stadium for an Absa Premiership clash on Saturday evening, knowing that a victory would see them join the Pretoria club on 34 points.
Sundowns have played 18 matches and are in second position on the table, while Wits are currently fourth on 31 points, having played one game less.
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BIDVEST WITS:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 14.8
Entries into final third: 78.6
Successful passes: 276.2
Possession: 50.8%
Successful tackles: 25.8
Last three results:
Bidvest Wits 3-2 SuperSport United (Vilakazi 38', 71', 77')
AmaBEE 0-2 Bidvest Wits (Kebede 56', Langwe 89')
AmaZulu 0-1 Bidvest Wits (Ngcobo 16')
Key performers:
Defender: Sipho Mngomezulu, 4.5 tackles per game
Midfielder: Paty Faty, 48.8 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Getaneh Kebede 2.3 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Sibusiso Vilakazi (9)
Top assists:
Papy Faty (5)
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 15.8
Entries into final third: 67.7
Successful passes: 369.2
Possession: 53.2%
Successful tackles: 26.1
Last three results:
Mamelodi Sundowns 0-1 Orlando Pirates
Ajax Cape Town 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (Ramagalela 60')
Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 Ajax Cape Town (Nthethe 27', Mashego 33', Laffor 76')
Key performers:
Defender: Rashid Sumaila, 3.8 tackles per game
Midfielder: Teko Modise, 58.9 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Cuthbert Malajila, 2.9 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Katlego Mashego (7)
Top assists:
Khama Billiat (7)
Key Stats:
Sundowns edge Wits slightly with the average amount of shots per game, with Sundowns having 15.8, compared to the 14.8 of Wits. They also edge the students with regard to possession and successful pass rate, but Wits do make it into the final third more often than the Brazilians.
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