Mamelodi Sundowns vs Polokwane Prediction: First Test

The suspense South African soccer fans have been feeling for the past two weeks since this fixture was announced is immense. Questions of the new leadership at Mamelodi Sundowns have been asked and now is the time for them to respond. Can Rise and Shine shock all of us and knock Mamelodi Sundowns out of the MTN 8 or will it be a master class from the Brazilians? Only time will tell. 

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Coach Manqoba has expressed his excitement about playing against Polokwane City on Sunday. He went on to say that "It is a good stage to test how good your team is, however, the down side is that a cup match has little to no room for error". Sundowns have recruited well in this transfer window. Adding world class talents to their ranks and letting go of some legacy players.

Polokwane city have been very quite over the off season and they will come into his game with a few new faces.

3 Way - Mamelodi Sundowns 7/20

Regardless of who will be steering the ship at Mamelodi Sundowns this season. One thing remains true, you can expect a well oiled machine, a world class display and a disciplined side to step out onto the pitch on Sunday afternoon.

Their record against Polokwane City is without blemish. Sundowns have no losses against Polokwane City in their last seven meetings. They have also managed to keep a clean sheet in their last five encounters.

Polokwane City finished last season in good shape, ending the season with no losses in their last five matches. They also kept clean sheets in each of those five matches including clean sheets against Cape Town Spurs, Richards Bay FC, Sekhukhune United, Kaizer Chiefs and TS Galaxy. They will look to their defensive set up to give them an edge in this match and produce a result.

Mamelodi Sundowns are a new outfit, under new management and with a coaching staff of dreams. They may have lost a world class manager to Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, but you can expect them to make a statement in this match with a five star display. That is why they are worth backing to win this fixture.

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