Stellenbosch vs Sundowns Predictions: Guaranteed win for downs
It is a top of the table clash between Pretoria's finest and the Wineland's sweetest fruit. For Sundowns the business is done and they are this season's DSTV Premiership Champions. However, For Stellenbosch, the season is far from over. If they lose to Sundowns this weekend, they might lose out on playing the CAF Champions League next season. So for Stellies, only a win will do, but can they pull it off?
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3 Way - Mamelodi Sundowns 51/50
It is hard to believe that on match day 8 of this season. Stellenbosch were sitting 14th in the league standings. Their rise to the summit of South African soccer has been something out of a Hollywood script, finding themselves challenging for second place in the league against Orlando Pirates who trail by just a single point. Regardless of what unfolds in this fixture, Stellenbosch will be playing on the continent next season. The finer details of which competition between the CAF Champions league and the CAF Confederations Cup will be down to their last two games, starting with this clash against the newly crowned Champions of South African soccer.
Sundowns have been unstoppable this season and with 4 games left to play for them. They are chasing immortality, as they seek to become the first team in DSTV Premiership to end a season without registering a single loss. That is profound when you take into consideration that they won the African Football League and came close to qualifying for the final of this season's CAF Champions League. Although Rhulani Mokwena and Company fell short on the continent, their domination domestically cannot be disputed.
That is what has prompt many South Africans to think, that this season they will go undefeated. In addition to that assumption, Sundowns will not lose to Stellenbosch. That statistics back this assumption, when you take into account that Stellenbosch has not registered a single win in their last three matches. To add insult to injury, Stellenbosch last beat Mamelodi Sundowns in April of 2023. These teams have met twice since then, and Sundowns has won on both occasions.
Both teams to Score - No 39/50
Besides the run of loses, Stellenbosh has not been able to register any goals in recent matches. They have fallen short in their last two DSTV Premiership matches. On Both occasions, they had less then 6 shots on target. Sundowns, has been solid in the goal keeping department, only conceding 9 goals. none of which have come in their last 3 matches in the DSTV Premiership.
