Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mamelodi Sundowns 1st with 73 points, Cape Town City 15th with 27, 46 apart. Recent form flatters Cape Town City's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. In league terms the two rates read 0.54/1.11 for Cape Town City and 2.32/0.46 for Mamelodi Sundowns (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Cape Town City had gone 13 games without a win.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Cape Town City, 3 by Mamelodi Sundowns, 3 drawn, at 1.43 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, with room for 51,900 spectators. On the scoreboard, Mamelodi Sundowns led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Mamelodi Sundowns: Tashreeq Matthews (34'), Iqraam Rayners (77')