Mamelodi Sundowns vs Kaizer Chiefs: The last 5 league meetings

Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs will lock horns in the league on Saturday with both teams eager for maximum points.

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Kick-off at Loftus Versveld Stadium is at 15:00.

The Brazilians head into the encounter on the back of a 1-0 defeat to TS Galaxy while Amakhosi have their tails up after beating Maritzburg United 3-0 in midweek.

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Sundowns fans are confident their team will bring Chiefs down to earth while fans from Naturena have predicted nothing but three points for their team.

Almost every team wants to beat Sundowns and end their dominance, and Chiefs are no different as they are desperate to end a seven-year trophy drought.

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Now, how have the two teams fared in the last five league meetings?

The South African website looks back at the five league games played between Sundowns and Chiefs as part of the build-up for this encounter.

THE LAST FIVE LEAGUE MEETINGS BETWEEN MAMELODI SUNDOWNS AND KAIZER CHIEFS

27 AUGUST 2020

Sundowns and Chiefs met at Orlando Stadium on the day, and the game ended 1-0 in favour of the Tshwane giants.

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Gaston Sirino netted the only goal of the game in the 34th minute from a pass by teammate Themba Zwane.

24 OCTOBER 2020

Chiefs welcomed Sundowns to the FNB Stadium, and it ended in tears for home side as they were hammered 3-0 on that afternoon.

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Peter Shalulile opened the scoring in the 37th minute before Kermit Erasmus added a second in the 54th minute. Zwane then put the final nail in the Amakhosi coffin with a late penalty.

25 APRIL 2021

The venue was Loftus Versveld when Chiefs got the better of Sundowns (2-1), thanks to Musa Lebusa‘s own goal and Dumisani Zuma‘s strike.

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But those two Chiefs goals came after Sirino had opened the scoring for Sundowns in the 35th minute, finishing off a pass from Gift Motupa.

21 SEPTEMBER 2021

This was in the first round of last season at Loftus Versveld Stadium where Sundowns beat Chiefs 2-0 after a dominant display.

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Grant Kekana fired Sundowns ahead as early as the eighth minute from a Lyle Lakay corner before Shalulile made the game safe with a second in the 63rd minute.

8 MAY 2022

This was more of a dead rubber for Sundowns as they had already won the league title, and the game at FNB Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Aubrey Modiba broke the deadlock in the 49th minute following a pass from Sirino but Phathutshedzo Nange leveled matters in the 76th minute.

Now, in summary, Sundowns have three of their last five games against Chiefs while suffering a single defeat and drawing once.

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Who will win this one?