Santos 0-0 Thanda Royal Zulu in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, round 1 at Athlone Stadium, Cape Town (30,000 capacity).

Santos won 0, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 3 matches (D–L–D), scoring 4 and conceding 5.

Thanda Royal Zulu won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–D–W), scoring 17 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 10 times: Santos 4 wins, Thanda Royal Zulu 2, 4 draws.