Overview
- Kick-off is at 15:30 in Tshwane, with a full house of 51,762 and live free‑to‑air coverage confirmed on SABC 1.
- Sundowns top the table on 21 points from 10 matches, while Pirates are third on 18 from eight and could draw level on points with a win.
- Mamelodi Sundowns are without five first-team players: Teboho Mokoena and Miguel Reisinho are suspended, and Themba Zwane, Malibongwe Khoza and Kutlwano Lethlaku are injured.
- The confirmed XIs include Bathusi Aubaas stepping in for the suspended Mokoena and Peter Shalulile leading the Sundowns attack, with Pirates starting Sihle Nduli and 20-year-old Camren Dansin and listing Deano Van Rooyen among the substitutes.
- Recent meetings were tight, with August’s MTN8 semi-finals finishing 1-1 in both legs before Orlando Pirates advanced on penalties.