Match Report
Mamelodi Sundowns, 1st with 65 points, sat 40 points above Baroka (16th, 25). Baroka had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Baroka were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.33, Mamelodi Sundowns 1.87 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Mamelodi Sundowns, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Baroka against 13/15 for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Peter Mokaba Stadium in Petersburg, capacity 41,733, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.