SuperSport United vs Cape Town City Prediction: Expect home team to win

In the third round of matches for the South Africa Premier League, SuperSport United and Cape Town City will square off against one another at TUT Stadium. The previous league match for the team playing at home finished in a goalless draw against AmaZulu, while the previous league match for the team playing at Cape Town City ended in a win against Swallows at home.

The previous encounter between SuperSport United and AmaZulu ended in a stalemate of 0-0 in the Premier Division. SuperSport United will enter this match with that momentum. During that game, SuperSport United controlled possession for 53% of the time and had 10 shots on goal, with three of them finding the target. On the other hand, AmaZulu had eight shots on goal, but only two of them were successful in hitting the target. During five of the last six contests that SuperSport United has been a part of, the average number of goals scored per game has been lower than three. During that time frame, SuperSport United scored a total of five goals, while the other clubs only managed two.

Cape Town City are coming into this matchup on the heels of a victory over Moroka Swallows in their most recent Premier Division match, which they won 0-1. During that game, Cape Town City had 42% possession of the ball and 9 shots on goal, with 4 of those shots hitting the target. The opposition, the Moroka Swallows, had ten shots on goal, with four of them landing in the target area. In five of the last six matches that Cape Town City has participated in, the total number of goals scored by both the team and the team that they are playing against has been relatively low. The overall average number of goals scored each game during that stretch was a meager 1.33, and the Blue and Gold Army scored an average of 1.17 goals per game throughout that stretch.

During the last three seasons, SuperSport United and Cape Town City have played each other a total of 24 times, with SuperSport United coming out on top 10 times and Cape Town City taking home six victories. A total of eight of the games played ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, SuperSport United scored 34 goals, while Cape Town City only managed to score 24.

When everything is considered, Cape Town City has the ability to score against this SuperSport United lineup; yet, there is a possibility that this will not be enough to prevent them from giving up a couple goals at the other end. We anticipate a very close contest, with SuperSport United ultimately emerging victorious with a score of 2-1 once everything is said and done. It should turn out to be a good one.