Stellies aim to build on recent form against Sekhukhune: Pre-match stats:
The Betway Premiership encounter between Stellenbosch FC and Sekhukhune United will be the 14th meeting between the two sides across all competitions.
Stellenbosch have won four of the previous thirteens meetings and Babina Noko have claimed two victories, with the other seven meetings ending as draws.
The Maroons claimed victory over Sekhukhune United in both their home and away league fixtures last season, while also eliminating them in the MTN8 semi-finals.
It was the first time that Stellenbosch had ‘done the double’ over Sekhukhune United in the league, while Orbit College was the only other team against whom the Club achieved the feat last season.
Stellenbosch FC are unbeaten in their last eight meetings against Sekhukhune United, dating back to a penalty shootout loss in the 2023 Nedbank Cup semi-finals.
Friday’s match will be the second time that Stellenbosch and Sekhukhune United have gone head-to-head on the 11th of September, having played out a 1-1 draw on the same date back in 2021.
Chibuike Ohizu is the leading goalscorer in the fixture with four goals to his name against the team from the Cape Winelands. Only four players in history have scored more times against Stellenbosch.
Chumani Butsaka and former defender Kazie Enyinnaya are Stellies’ leading goalscorers in the fixture with two goals apiece.
Sekhukhune United’s squad includes several former Maroons, including the likes of Nyiko Mobbie, Thato Khiba, and Lehlogonolo Mojela.
Former Stellies and Babina Noko striker Tshegofatso Mabasa is the only player in the history of the fixture to have scored for both clubs.
He netted against Stellenbosch for Sekhukhune in September 2022, before scoring on his Maroons debut against United in the 1-0 win in January, in what was also Gavin Hunt’s first match in charge.
Against Durban City last week, Given Msimango made his Stellenbosch FC debut. He is the 177th player to represent the Club in a competitive match.
Stellies captain and goalkeeper Sage Stephens kept his first clean sheet of the season during the goalless draw against City last time out.