The MTN8 final in numbers over the years

Published Sep 29, 2016

Share

Johannesburg - As fans of Bidvest Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns get ready for Saturday's MTN8 final, statisticians have come up with some important facts and figures.

0 - Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt has won every major trophy in his managerial career, but never the Top 8.

1 - Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has on one occasion won the Top 8, he claimed the 2004 SAA Supa 8 trophy with SuperSport United.

1 - Both teams have only conceded one goal in the three matches played to reach the final.

1 - The Clever Boys have won the competition once, but not under the MTN8 guise, in 1995 they won the BP Top 8.

2 - Sundowns have beaten the Clever Boys in the last two games the sides have played (league).

3 - Sundowns have won the top eight competition three times in the past, but never under the current sponsor, MTN.

4 - The number of goals Sundowns have scored on their route to the final.

5 - The number of goals Bidvest Wits have tallied so far in the competition.

14 - The total number of goals scored in this year's MTN8, an average of 1.75 goals per game, or a goal every 51 minutes

800 000 - The amount in rands Saturday's losing team takes home

8 000 000 - The prize money in rands at stake for the winner.

African News Agency

Related Topics: