Pyramids vs Mamelodi Sundowns Prediction: The Brazilians will be more aggressive in their approach against the hosts

After playing close to their box for almost ninety minutes in South Africa, we expect a more open game when Pyramids hosts AFL Champions Mamelodi Sundowns at the 30 June Stadium on Sunday.

The Egyptian heavyweight head here with a solid defensive performance against Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. Jaime Pacheco's men prioritized not scoring for a share of the spoils against the Brazilians. Their problem of struggling to find the back of the net continues, as they have scored seven in their last seven games in 90 minutes.

The Egyptian-based side head into this competition for the first after finishing second in the league last season. Pyramids, who were knocked out of the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals, will be out to make their mark here.

The Brazilians have played two consecutive games in this competition without a goal, which is very strange considering the quality of their attack. After failing to score against TP Mazembe in Congo, Mamelodi Sundowns surrendered to a toothless draw on their ground against a defensive-minded Pyramids. As usual, Mamelodi Sundowns controlled the game but were not clinical enough. Mamelodi Sundowns quickly adjusted when they won on their own turf against Cape Town City in the SPL.

Mamelodi Sundowns are one of the best teams in Africa; they’ve won the CAF Champions League once and have made it out of the group stage in five consecutive seasons. Mamelodi Sundowns were eliminated by Wydad Casablanca in the semi-finals last season.

The reverse leg ended in a toothless draw as nothing could separate both teams in full-time. The result didn’t tell what transpired in the game, as Mamelodi Sundowns were all over the visitors who had fewer chances. Evidently, Pyramids didn’t come for the win as they sat at the back and sought opportunities to penetrate Mamelodi Sundowns through counterattacks. It’s going to be another ball game in Egypt as we expect Pyramids to be more offensive on their ground, which might cost them the maximum points. Mamelodi Sundowns can’t afford to drop points here, and my money will be on them winning either half for 1.82.

We expect an open encounter with a total of over 2.5 goals for 2.00.

We also expect this game to produce more goals after the break for 2.06.

Good luck!