Mamelodi Sundowns vs Petro de Luanda Predictions - Brazilians tipped to reach semis in second leg win

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Last updated: 22 Oct 2023

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James O'Connor 22 Oct 2023

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Mamelodi Sundowns vs Petro de Luanda Predictions for Tuesday’s African Football League Quarter-final second leg (19:00 SAST)
Sundowns have won 6 straight home matches
Can their Angolan visitors overturn a 2-0 first leg deficit in South Africa?

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Sundowns to beat Petro de Luanda for the second time in four days (Getty Images)

Mamelodi Sundowns vs Petro de Luanda Predictions

The first leg ended 2-0 to Sundowns and I see them winning this match too. The recent record suggests a win to nil looks like a good bet.
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Petro de Luanda Predictions
Head to Head
Mamelodi Sundowns Form & Team News
Mamelodi Sundowns Predicted Lineup
Petro de Luanda Form & Team News
Petro de Luanda Predicted Lineup

Mamelodi Sundowns have won their last 6 home matches.
Mamelodi Sundowns have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 4 matches.
Petro de Luanda have lost 2 of their last 3 away matches (CAF competitions).
Petro de Luanda have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 away matches (CAF competitions).

Head to Head

Sundowns hold a 2-1 advantage over Petro de Luanda across five previous meetings with two draws.

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2-0 in Angola on Saturday in the first leg.

Mamelodi Sundowns Form & Team News

Sundowns won 13 of their first 14 matches this season with one draw. They’re seven points clear at the top of the PSL table after just eight rounds.

After five successive wins, they lost the MTN8 Cup final on penalties to Orlando Pirates (0-0 full time). Another defeat on penalties followed in the Carling Knockout Cup having played out a 2-2 draw after extra time against TS Galaxy.

On Saturday, Sundowns won 2-0 away to Petro de Luanda in the African Football League. Marcelo Allende and Thapelo Maseko scored the goals in the second half.

Coach Rhulani Mokwena will hope to have key striker Peter Shalulile available. Central midfielder Sipho Mbule is ruled out.

Rivaldo Coetzee is set for a recall in a hybrid centre back/defensive midfielder role.

Mamelodi Sundowns Predicted Lineup

Williams; Mudau, Coetzee, Mvala, Boutouil; Allende, Mokoena, Mkhulise; Zwane; Mendieta, Shalulile.

Petro de Luanda Form & Team News

Petro de Luanda won last season’s Angolan Girabola. They scored a league-high 61 goals and only conceded 16.

This term began with a CAF Champions League tie against Mozambican outfit Songo. They won 2-1 away and 3-1 at home for a 5-2 aggregate win.

A 1-0 win in the Angolan Super Cup followed against Académica do Lobito. On Saturday, they lost 2-0 at home to Sundowns in their African Football League quarter-final first leg.

Central midfielder Megue surprisingly missed the first leg with an injury. He remains a doubtful for this match.

Veteran Brazilian forward Tiago Azulao is expected to be recalled. He was benched for the last match.