Sowetan

SPOTLIGHT

Sun 24 Feb S6 V3 P1

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M1 Bloemfonte­in Celtic v Free State Stars:

Derby clash with Celtic looking to land their fourth success in five games. Stars are in relegation danger after losing their last three matches.

M2 Black Leopards v Highlands Park:

Highlands have won five of their seven previous meetings with Leopards, drawing the other two.

M3 PSV Eindhoven v Feyenoord Rotterdam:

PSV are four points clear at the top of the Dutch league table after drawing three of their last five matches. Feyenoord are in third place but 15 points

M1 Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur:

Burnley’s away win over Brighton a fortnight ago ended a run of four games without victory. Spurs have won their last four matches.

M2 Cape Town City v Maritzburg United:

City have won four of their last five matches. Victory for Maritzburg in their last outing against Polokwane City was only their second of the season.

M3 Polokwane City v Kaizer Chiefs:

Polokwane are in eighth place in the PSL, one behind Chiefs who have won two of their last five league outings. Polokwane have lost their last two matches.

M4 Sevilla v Barcelona:

Sevilla beat Barcelona 2-0 at home this season in the Copa Del Rey, but subsequent­ly lost the cup tie on aggregate last month.

M5 Bidvest Wits v Mamelodi Sundowns:

This match is a potential title decider in the Premier Soccer League as the two battle it out for supremacy at the top of the table. Sundowns have won three of the last five clashes between behind the leaders.

M4 Arsenal v Southampto­n:

Arsenal were beaten at Southampto­n in their last meeting in December, but before that had won three of four clashes against the Saints.

M5 Manchester United v Liverpool:

Four of the last six meeting between these giants have ended in draws.

M6 Chelsea v Manchester City:

City look for a second successive League Cup trophy after the six-goal thrashing they handed Chelsea just two weeks ago. the two.

M6 Deportivo Alaves v Celta Vigo:

Alaves had a strong first half of the season in La Liga and were up among the front-runners in contrast to Celta’s poor returns.

M7 Orlando Pirates v AmaZulu:

Pirates are unbeaten in their last seven matches against AmaZulu, who last won at the Orlando Stadium six years ago.

M8 SuperSport United v Baroka FC:

SuperSport have won twice in six previous meetings with Baroka, losing twice and drawing two. Baroka have not won in their last six games.

M9 Frosinone v Roma:

Frosinone have lost their last two home games and conceded six goals in the process. Roma have won all three previous meetings with Frosinone, scoring nine goals to one.

M10 Athletic Bilbao v Eibar:

Bilbao have lost only once in 11 meetings with Eibar, winning five and drawing five.

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