Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — SuperSport United 3rd with 51 points, Maritzburg United 15th with 30, 21 apart. Maritzburg United ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Per game in the league, SuperSport United were scoring 1.13 and conceding 0.73, Maritzburg United 0.8 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by SuperSport United, 1 by Maritzburg United, 0 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The referee was C. Muvhali, with 59 matches in our database and 2.0 yellows per game on average. Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,900. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.