Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns will look to maintain their impressive start to the season as they face Marumo Gallants on Tuesday.
The Brazilians are aiming for another undefeated season, having narrowly missed out last year with just one loss in 30 league matches.
Marumo Gallants, newly promoted to the top-flight, are struggling to find their footing. They have suffered two consecutive defeats in their opening league matches.
Head-to-head
This will be the first league meeting between Mamelodi Sundowns and Marumo Gallants following the visitors' relegation at the end of the 2022-23 season.
The two teams have previously met four times in league games, they also met in the 2021-22 Nedbank Cup Final and clashed in the Nedbank Cup Round of 16 in 2022-23.
In the 2021/22 season, Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Marumo Gallants 4-0 in the first round with goals from Themba Zwane, Peter Shalulile (2), and Pavol Safranko.
The second league match in the 2021/22 season ended in a 1-1 draw. Lesedi Kapinga scored for Sundowns, while Philip Ndlondlo equalised for Gallants with a penalty.
In the 2022-23 season Sundowns triumphed back-to-back against Gallants in league encounters, scoring three goals and keeping a clean sheet. Sundowns winning. Sundowns won the first meeting 1-0 at home and followed it up with a 2-0 away win.
Marumo Gallants are winless in both league and cup fixtures against Mamelodi Sundowns (D1 L5).
Ndlondo is the only player to have scored against Sundowns for Marumo in a league game, while Sundowns eight goals in this fixture have been scored by seven different players.
There is yet to be a 0-0 game in this fixture.
In only one previous meetings between the teams has both sides scored during a 1-1 draw with Sundowns as hosts in 2021-22.
Sundowns have kept three clean-sheets in this fixture, including in both their games in the 2022-23 season when the teams last met. Gallants are yet to keep a clean-sheet in this fixture.
Recent form
Sundowns have bounced back from their early MTN8 elimination, securing impressive victories in both domestic and continental competitions.
They defeated SuperSport United 2-0 in their Betway Premiership opener and followed that with two emphatic 4-0 wins over Mbabane Swallows in the two-legged CAF Champions League second preliminary round.
Meanwhile, Gallants have struggled, suffering defeats to both Chiefs and Golden Arrows.
Possible line-ups
Sundowns:
Williams, Morena, Lebusa, Coetzee, Tiwani, Allende, Modiba, Ribeiro, Zwane, Shalulile
Gallants:
Akpeyi, Mabotja, Sibiya, Rikhotso, Nhlapo, Manaka, Mahlatsi, Mlambo, Sithole, Dhludhlu, Shai
Time and where to watch
The match will take place on Tuesday, 25 September at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
It is scheduled to kick off at 19:30 and is televised on SuperSport PSL (Channel 202) and Showmax Premier League.
Tickets for the encounter are on sale at TicketPro outlets including Spar supermarkets, Boxer and various filling stations at R60 per ticket.
