SuperSport United welcome cross-town rivals Mamelodi Sundowns to the Lucas Moripe Stadium this afternoon in a crunch DStv Premiership Tshwane Derby.
Both SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns head into this afternoon’s clash in red-hot form with Masandawana leading the log standings courtesy of a two point lead over their closest challengers, Matsatsantsa e Pitori.
Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United have both won seven games apiece this season however Masandawana are yet to taste defeat while United have lost two games thus far. Follow all of the live action from this afternoon’s mouthwatering game below
SuperSport United vs Mamelodi Sundowns: Live updates
Starting lineups
SuperSport XI: Williams, Philipps, Fleurs, Ditlhokwe, Bhasera, Mokoena, Mbule, Mahachi, Lungu, Grobler, Gabuza.
Subs: Chigova, Khumalo, Kekana, Nhlapo, Waiswa, Donn, Webber, Moralo, Appollis.
Mamelodi Sundowns XI: Onyango, Morena, Langerman, Lebusa, Onyango, Maluleka, Mvala, Maboe, Zwane, Sirino, Shalulile
Subs: Goss, Modiba, Kekana, Kapinga, Erasmus, Mdhluli, Majadibodu, Mkhulise, Makgalwa
Mokwena wary of dogged Matsatsantsa
“SuperSport are probably the one team who are profiled very close to the profile of its manager,” Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rhulani Mokwena told the Masandawana media team.
“Probably the one team that adopts the personality of its coach, Kaitano being a very good coach who has come through the structures at SuperSport United to become the head coach. He’s always had teams which are just as aggressive and mentally strong as he was as a football player, very difficult to break down.
“They’ve had a very decent start to the season like us (Mamelodi Sundowns), quietly gone about their business with a lot of tactical flexibility. They maybe look to overload the midfield with an extra midfielder like [Jamie] Webber. And then you’ve got really different challenges against a midfield three in relation to when you play against a midfield two of [Teboho] Mokoena and [Sipho] Mbule for example. When they overload the midfield then you’ve got to look for other areas where you can look for spaces.”
SuperSport United vs Mamelodi Sundowns: Kick-off time and streaming info
Action at the Lucas Moripe Stadium between SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns in the Tshwane Derby gets underway at 15:00.
The match will be televised live on SuperSport PSL while this website will be providing live updates from the match under our ‘live updates’ heading above. You can also live-stream the game on DSTV Now (Subscription required).
