Home and away – the record of the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal teams

Home and away – the record of the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal teams Home ground advantage can be a big plus for any team in knockout competitions and the four sides who have been draw to play in their own stadiums in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals will hope it gives them an edge.

TS Galaxy, for example, have taken 26 points in the league at home this season, second only to all-conquering Mamelodi Sundowns, but only eight on their travels. We take a look at the home and away records for each of the sides in this season’s last-8 and whether that gives us a hint of what might occur when the games are played.

QUARTERFINAL 1 – FRIDAY, 19H00

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Nedbank Cup Home Record
P10 W8 D1 L1 GF22 GA7
AmaTuks have been a dominant force at home in the Nedbank Cup since 2008, winning 80% of their matches. They drew 0-0 with Maritzburg in 2013 and lost on penalties, and the following year went down 1-0 to SuperSport United. But they have won their other eight home ties, including this season against topflight Cape Town City and Moroka Swallows.

MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
Nedbank Cup Away Record
P25 W19 D2 L4 GF72 GA19
Sundowns have generally been strong on the road, their most famous away victory the 24-0 Last 32 win over Powerlines FC in Kimberley in 2012. Their four defeats have come at Orlando Pirates (0-1, 2011), Maritzburg United (1-3, 2017), Chippa United (1-2, 2019) and Stellenbosch FC (1-2, 2023). They have a 50-50 record in penalties in the two games they have drawn away.

QUARTERFINAL 2 – SATURDAY, 15H00

STELLENBOSCH FC
Nedbank Cup Home Record
P9 W3 D3 L3 GF11 GA11
Stellenbosch have played nine of their 12 Nedbank Cup ties at home and have been a mixed bag to say the least. They have a famous win over Sundowns last year, and also beat