Cape Town City take on SuperSport United at the iconic DHL Stadium as the DSTV Premiership action continues on Tuesday. Cape Town City vs SuperSport United South African Premiership. The Citizens snapped their three-match winless run across all competitions when they secured a 2-1 win at home to Royal AM on 30 December.
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The win lifted the Citizens to ninth in the DSTV Premiership standings - three points behind fifth-placed Orlando Pirates and four above the relegation zone.
Cape Town City vs SuperSport United South African Premiership
Eric Tinkler, City's head coach, stressed the importance of their win against Royal AM and he hopes it is the turning point for the Mother City side.
The win was very important for the team's mentality. You go to that break; Psychologically, you're down, you see where you are in the league," Tinkler said.
"And you're out of the CAF competition [Champions League]. It's also ridiculous how you're out of the CAF competition. It's a huge disappointment, now it's about lifting them up.
"That's the hard part, trying to lift them up and get ready to play and believe that one game can change everything." Cape Town City vs SuperSport United South African Premiership.
Meanwhile, SuperSport extended their unbeaten run in the DSTV Premiership to five matches when they claimed a 1-0 victory over Marumo Gallants at home on 30 December.
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The win saw Matsatsanta consolidate their position in the league standings as they sit third on the log - two points behind second-placed Richards Bay and level on points with fourth-placed Kaizer Chiefs.
SuperSport's head coach, Gavin Hunt, insisted they were trying to avoid relegation after their win over Gallant. And hinted they were taking it one game at a time.
“We are trying to avoid relegation. This is the first thing you need to do. Finding 30 points. Then you can go from there," Hunt said.
"There's a lot of new players, Grant (Mergman), (Cifesihle) Ndlovu and one or two youngsters coming through, so sometimes it takes a while.
“I've only been here two weeks before the start of the season. So it's taken a long time to try to get what I want. But I think we'll get better. We just have to try to take one match at a time." Cape Town City vs SuperSport United South African Premiership.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Cape Town City
Thabo Nodada: The talented central midfielder came off the bench to score a late winner against Royal AM. And will be expected to play a key role in helping his side make it two straight wins in the league.
Bertrand Junior Money: The Cameroonian centre-forward made his debut in the local top flight with a goal against Royal AM. Money will now be confident of finding the back of the net again when he faces an in-form SuperSport side.
SuperSport United
Onismor Vasera: The SuperSport captain is a player who leads by example having scored the maximum points against Matsatsanta Galant. And he will be keen to lead his troops to another victory.
Grant Margeman: The promising attacking midfielder produced a man-of-the-match performance against the Gallants and he grabbed his first assist of the season. Margeman's creativity could be the key to a SuperSport win in Cape Town.
Prediction Cape Town City vs SuperSport United South African Premiership
We Say Cape Town City 1-1 SuperSport United.