Soccer With Jonty

Cape Town City may have won the MTN8 last weekend, but they are struggling in the league this season, only managing one win in seven games and sitting third-from-bottom of the Absa Premiership. Tonight they need to find some energy in what must be tired legs as they visit Maritzburg.

Fadlu Davids’ side have also had a disappointing start, with just one win and six points from six games. They have done well away, beating Bloemfontein Celtic and drawing with AmaZulu.

City have already won in Maritzburg this season, picking up a 1-0 victory in their MTN8 quarterfinal clash, with Keanu Cupido getting the only goal of the game.

The league encounter between these two sides at the Harry Gwala last season also ended in a 1-1 draw, but I am going to pick Maritzburg to take this one. Pool Name: S6 V3 P2 M1: Maritzburg United v Cape Town City. Previewed above. TIP: United win = 1 M2: Torino v Frosinone. Torino on top. TIP: Torino win = 1 M3: Werder Bremen v Wolfsburg. Spoils shared. TIP: Draw M4: Toulouse v Nice. Toulouse to win. TIP: Toulouse win = 1 M5: Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad. An away day. TIP: Sociedad win = 3 M6: Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United. West Ham on the up.

TIP: West Ham win = 3