2018/19 Absa Premiership
Round 30
Saturday 11 May 2019
Mamelodi Sundowns have the inside lane to Absa Premiership title glory, with the final round of matches in the 2018/19 season to be played across South Africa on Saturday, 11 May.
The Brazilians, who are the reigning champions, have their fate in their own hands: a win at home to Golden Arrows in a catch-up game on Tuesday 7 May, as well as another three points away to relegation-threatened Free State Stars on Saturday afternoon will see them claim the trophy for a second successive time (and a third time in the last four seasons).
Yet if ‘Downs are unable to pick up back-to-back wins in the space of four days, it could open the door for Orlando Pirates. The Soweto giants are at home to Polokwane City and desperately hoping for an opening to win their first league title since 2011/12.
Elsewhere, the relegation battle will be the primary concern: just two points covers the bottom five teams, two of which will end Saturday afternoon down in the doldrums: 16th place is relegated directly to the National First Division, while 15th enters a three-way playoff competition with the second- and third-placed finishers from the second tier.
The key games involving teams at the foot of the table are Baroka FC at home to bottom-of-the-log Maritzburg United (who have, however, won their last two games on the bounce), Stars at home to Sundowns (as mentioned above), Chippa United hosing Kaizer Chiefs (who are battling to finish in the top eight) and Black Leopards (who ironically boast the league’s leading scorer in Mwape Musonda but are placed second to last) at home to Cape Town City.
Key match stats:
Baroka FC vs Maritzburg United – Head-to-head, league since 2016/17
Matches played 5
Baroka wins 1
Maritzburg wins 4
Draws 0
Free State Stars vs Sundowns – Head-to-head, league since 1986
Matches played 58
Stars wins 10
Sundowns wins 30
Draws 18
Orlando Pirates vs Polokwane City – Head-to-head, league since 2013/14
Matches played 11
Pirates wins 4
Polokwane wins 1
Draws 6
Absa Premiership, Round 30 fixtures
Saturday 11 May
SuperSport United vs Highlands Park
Orlando Pirates vs Polokwane City
Black Leopards vs Cape Town City
Bloemfontein Celtic vs AmaZulu
Golden Arrows vs Bidvest Wits
Chippa United vs Kaizer Chiefs
Baroka FC vs Maritzburg United
Free State Stars vs Mamelodi Sundowns
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