Nedbank Cup Preview: Kaizer Chiefs v SuperSport United
Venue: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Time: 15h00
Channel: SS4
HEAD TO HEAD
2012/13
SuperSport 1-2 Kaizer Chiefs - Absa Premiership
Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 SuperSport - Absa Premiership
2011/12
SuperSport 2-0 Kaizer Chiefs - Absa Premiership
Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 SuperSport - Absa Premiership
KAIZER CHIEFS
League position: 1st, with 57 points
Last five fixtures:
D-L-W-D-L
0-0 v Platinum Stars (home) Absa Premiership
1-3 v Ajax Cape Town (away) Absa Premiership
2-0 v United FC (home) Nedbank Cup
1-1 v SuperSport United (home) Absa Premiership
0-1 v University of Pretoria (away) Absa Premiership
Player to watch:
Soccer-Laduma Player of the Season, Itumeleng Khune, will be looking to unlock the Matsatsantsa defence with his great distribution, while aiming to keep a clean-sheet.
Need to know:
The Amakhosi will be without Zimbabwean striker Kingston Nkhatha due to suspension - he has scored eight goals in all competitions this season. All seven of Chiefs' goals in the Nedbank Cup this season, leading up to the final, have been scored by seven different players.
SUPERSPORT UNITED
League position: 6th, with 41 points
Last five fixtures:
L-W-D-D-L
1-3 v ENPPI (home) CAF Champions League
3-2 v Platinum Stars (away) Nedbank Cup
0-0 v Moroka Swallows (home) Absa Premiership
1-1 v Kaizer Chiefs (away) Absa Premiership
0-3 v Platinum Stars (away) Absa Premiership
Player to watch:
Sibusiso Zuma has ended the 2012/13 Absa Premiership in fine form, having netted two goals in SuperSport's last four league matches.
Need to know:
Just like Chiefs, SuperSport have also scored seven goals in the Nedbank Cup this season, via seven different scorers. This sold-out encounter looks set to be a mouth-watering affair, where goals could come from anywhere on the park.
