Kaizer Chiefs' CAF Confederation Cup hopes once again are on the line on Sunday at Peter Mokaba Stadium against a Sekhukhune United side who sit in mid-table ahead of the match.
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Kaizer Chiefs sit in fourth place on 41 points, while Sekhukhune United are placed seventh on 32 points. With five matches to play, Kaizer Chiefs trail third-placed Orlando Pirates by two points for a spot in the CAF Confederation Cup. Sekhukhune United are 11 points outside of the tournament spot.
The previous PSL fixture between the sides saw Sekhukhune Utd emerge victorious 1-0 at FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in January. Vusimuzi Mncube scored for Sekhukhune United in the 49th minute.
This is the fourth league meeting between the teams last season Chiefs completed a league double over Sekhukhune winning 2-0 at home and then 1-0 in the reverse fixture at Ellis Park Stadium on the 14th May 2022. On that occasion Ramahlwe Mphahlele scored the games only goal to hand Chiefs the win, heading home in the 38th minute.
Current Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane stood in for then Amakhosi coach Stuart Baxter when Chiefs won 2-0 at home last season against Sekhukhune United on the 12th December 2021. In that game Nkosingiphile Ngcobo scored in the 24th minute with Phathutshedzo Nange scoring a second in the 87th minute.
There have been two away wins in this fixture with Chiefs winning the corresponding game 1-0 last season and Sekhukhune winning the earlier clash between the teams at the FNB Stadium this season 1-0.
In all three of the previous league clashes between the teams the winning team has always kept a clean-sheet we are yet to have a game in this fixture where both teams have scored.
Back in January in the earlier league fixture between the teams between the teams there were 9 shots on target with Chiefs having five and failing to score Sekhukhune managed four and scored the games only goal.
The earlier league meeting this season is the only time in a league game in 2022-23 that Chiefs have had five shots on goal in a league game and not managed to score.
As a team this season Sekhukhune have kept 10 clean-sheets in the league, they are one of six teams to have their clean sheet tally in double figures. Chiefs have kept just 9 clean sheets in the league this season. Last season Sekhukhune kept 12 clean sheets in the league with Chiefs managing 11.
Current Chiefs midfielder Yusuf Maart joined Amakhosi at the start of the season from Sekhukhune while defender Daniel Cardoso moved in the opposite direction.
Head to head league games
P W D L GF GA GD
Sekhukhune United 3 1 0 2 1 3 -1
Kaizer Chiefs 3 2 0 1 3 1 -2
Sekhukhune United
Sekhukhune Utd won their last PSL match 1-0 at home against Maritzburg United, ending a four-match winless streak (W0 D2 L2).
Chibuike Ohizu, Victor Letsoalo, and Mncube have made a difference in crucial moments for Sekhukhune Utd this season. Ohizu and Letsoalo are the team's joint top scorers with four goals, followed by Mncube with two.
Sekhukhune have lost just two games in the league at home this season (W6 D4).
Of the 32 points Sekhukhune United have won at home this season 22 points have been collected from their home games, while 10 have been won away from home.
Sekhukhune United have won almost 70 per cent of their points this season from their home league games.
Sekhukhune have won six league games at home this season, they have won half of their home league games this season but have picked up just two away league wins.
In their last six league matches, Sekhukhune Utd have won two, drawn two and lost two.
Sekhukhune United have faced 101 shots on target this season, they are one of six teams to have faced 100 or more shots at goals this season. They have let in 23 goals.
Sekhukhune goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare has made 51 saves this season in 15 league appearances he has a saves per centage of 80.65 per cent. Of goalkeepers who have played in 15 or more league games he is just one of four goalkeepers to have a saves per centage ratio above 80 per cent.
Sangare has kept eight clean sheets in 15 league games.
Sekhukhune have scored just 20 goals in the league this season the fewest by any team in the top eight positions in the league. Only two teams Richards Bay (17) and Maritzburg (19) have scored fewer than them this season.
Sekhukhune have won 1.6 points for every goal they have scored in the league this season.
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs' last PSL match resulted in a 1-1 draw against Marumo Gallants at FNB Stadium (Soccer City) to extend their unbeaten streak to five (W4 D1 L0).
Visitors Kaizer Chiefs have been thankful to Bonfils Bimenyimana, Ashley Du Preez, and Keagan Dolly, who have scored seven, five, and five times, respectively.
Dolly and Du Preez have the joint most goal contributions for Chiefs this season with each having 9, they have each scored 5 goals and made 4 assists.
Dolly leads the league with most number of chances created, he has created 56 chances in 24 league appearances.
Kaizer Chiefs have had 7 opposition players sent off this season in games featuring them, no team has seen more opponents sent off than them.
Kaizer Chiefs have been awarded 10 penalties in their 25 league games this season, the most by any team with Golden Arrows the next team on the list getting 5.
Kaizer Chiefs have scored 7 of the 10 penalties they have been awarded in league games this season.
Kaizer Chiefs are undefeated in their last five league games they last went six league games without a loss during the 2019-20 season, when going 9 league games without losing (W8 D1). This was between September and December 2019.
Kaizer Chiefs have only lost one of their last eight league games (W5 D2), this was a 3-2 home defeat to Golden Arrows on the 19th February.
Kaizer Chiefs since their 3-2 league loss to Golden Arrows in February are undefeated in their last seven games in all competitions winning six of these games.
In all competitions Chiefs have failed to keep a clean sheet in their five games, last doing so in a 1-0 win over Richards Bay away from home in a league game on the 4th March.
Chiefs have scored at least one goal in each of their last 9 games in all competitions and have scored in their last seven league games. They have failed to score only in a 0-0 draw against TS Galaxy on the 5th February a league game away from home.
Chiefs are on a three game unbeaten run away from home in the league they drew 0-0 with TS Galaxy and then won 1-0 against Richards Bay and 3-2 against Maritzburg United.
Victory for Chiefs will see them win three away league games in succession for the first time since last season, when they defeated Baroka 2-0 on the 26th February, thereafter Orlando Pirates 2-1 on the 5th March and Chippa United on the 2nd April.
Kaizer Chiefs have won four, drawn one and lost one in their last six.
Kaizer Chiefs have faced 67 shots on target this season the second fewest only Pirates (63) have faced fewer but Chiefs have conceded 28 goals from these shots.
Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Pietersen has a saves per centage ratio of 65.65 per cent the highest of the three goalkeepers Chiefs have used in the league this season.
Chiefs have conceded 28 goals this season the most by any team in the top five, in the top eight only Golden Arrows (35) and Royal AM (38) have let in more.