Match Report
Mamelodi Sundowns went into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; Al Merreikh sat 4th on 4 — a 12-point gap. Al Merreikh ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Mamelodi Sundowns were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.33, Al Merreikh 0.83 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Mamelodi Sundowns came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The match was played at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg (capacity 94,736). On the scoreboard, Mamelodi Sundowns led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.