Head-to-head: SuperSport United vs Sundowns

The teams are meeting for the second time in five days, they clashed on Sunday in an MTN8 Quarterfinal game which Sundowns won 2-0. Catch the action live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro.

This will be the 80th meeting in all competitions between the teams since they first met in 1990, of these games Sundowns lead the count with 43 wins to SuperSport’s 20 wins with 16 games ending in a draw.

In league games since 1996-97 this is the 53rd meeting between the teams, Sundowns have been dominant in derby games against SuperSport in this time. Winning 26 games to SuperSport’s 12, while there have been 14 draws.

In the previous 52 league games between the teams Sundowns have scored 77 goals to SuperSport’s 51 since 1996-97.

In the PSL Era since 1996-97 a total of 128 goals have been scored in this fixture in league games at a rate of 2,46 goals per game. With Sundowns averaging 1,48 goals per game and SuperSport 0,51 at 0,98 goals per game.

SuperSport versus Sundowns becomes the third fixture to be played in all 27 seasons of the Premier Soccer League since inception in 1996-97, the only other fixtures which has already been contested in all 27 seasons of the PSL was Sundowns vs Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport vs Orlando Pirates. There will be a few more fixtures this season which will have been played in all seasons of the league, these are Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates, SuperSport against Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs.

Sundowns are unbeaten in their last six league games against SuperSport United (W4 D2).

SuperSport United’s last league win over Sundowns was a 2-0 away triumph on the 17th of April 2019.

Including their 2-0 loss to SuperSport United in a home league game on the 17th of April 2019, Sundowns have lost just once in their last 18 league games home and away against SuperSport United (W13 D4). This run stretches back to the 2013-14 season.

Sundowns are undefeated in their last nine away league games against SuperSport United (W7 D2).

SuperSport’s last home league win over Sundowns came on the 10th of March 2013, which is more than 9 years ago.

Last season the corresponding fixture between the teams ended 1-0 in favour of Sundowns, the games only goal scored by Peter Shalulile in the 9th minute of the game played on the 11th of December 2021.

The other league clash between the teams last season the first time they met in the league in 2020-21 ended in a 2-2 draw, on the 24th of November 2021. Sundowns playing their 11th fixture of the season in the league went into a 2-0 lead, before SuperSport fought back to make the score 2-2. SuperSport’s first goal in that game scored by Gamphani Lungu was the first Sundowns had conceded in the league last season. Lungu’s goal ended a run of 968 minutes Sundowns had gone without letting in a goal in a league game last term.

Sundowns Peter Shalulile scored in both league meetings between the sides last season, he was the first player in this fixture to do so since his teammate Themba Zwane in the 2019-20 season.

Current Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was at SuperSport United from 2004 when he joined the club’s youth ranks, until his departure ahead of the current season. He was with the club for 18 years progressing through its various divisions.

Williams was part of the SuperSport United first team for a decade, making his senior debut for the club in 2012, he won six domestic cup titles during his time at SuperSport where he featured in over 350 games in all competitions. During his time with SuperSport, he won three Nedbank Cups, two MTN 8 trophies and one Telkom Knock-Out title. His individual achievements at SuperSport saw him win the PSL Young Player of the Year award in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. He was the MTN 8 last man standing in 2017-18 and PSL Goalkeeper of the Year in the 2018-2019 and 2019-20 seasons.

As a SuperSport United player, Williams featured in this game for his former club on 19 occasions in the league, his record in these games reads W3 D4 L12.

After failing to win their opening four league games of the campaign (D2 L2), SuperSport defeated DStv Premiership newcomers Richards Bay 1-0 in their last league game away from home. That was their first win of the new campaign and the second time this season that they have kept a clean sheet. It was their first on the road this season.

SuperSport are yet to win at home this season they have drawn both their home fixtures this campaign a 1-1 draw with Chippa and a 0-0 draw with Orlando Pirates.

SuperSport have struggled in front of goal this season scoring just three goals, they have a shot conversion rate of 6,38 per cent. While Sundowns have scored 10 goals in their league games this season and have a shot conversion rate of 18,52 per cent. Both teams have played five league games this season.

Sundowns won their last league game 3-0 at home to Stellenbosch, they are currently unbeaten in their last three league games (W2 D1).

Sundowns are the top scoring team in the league currently with 10 goals in five league fixtures, they have also had 23 shots on target across their five league games. Of the teams heading into the weekend in the top five only Royal AM (24) have had more shots on target than them.

Sundowns have completed 2 309 passes across their five league games this season, while SuperSport have completed just 1065.

Marcello Allende has scored in his last two games for Sundowns, he has scored on his league debut and on his domestic cup debut for the club. Allende has come on as a substitute in both games that he has played for Sundowns this season and scored a goal.

Abubaker Nassir scorer of Sundowns second goal in their 2-0 MTN8 Quarterfinal triumph over SuperSport, has netted two goals in three games in all competitions this season. Like Allende, all of his goals have come with him making an appearance off the bench.