Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: SuperSport United 14th with 27, Chippa United 11th with 31. Recent form flatters SuperSport United's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, SuperSport United ran at 0.64 scored and 1.07 conceded, Chippa United at 0.79 and 1.
Level finishes had become the habit for SuperSport United: three in a row.
9 meetings are on record — 1 won by SuperSport United, 2 by Chippa United, 6 drawn, at 1.78 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 11% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 11% of meetings.
The venue was Peter Mokaba Stadium in Petersburg, with room for 41,733 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SuperSport United led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
SuperSport United: B. Grobler (17'), C. Saile (48')