Predictions: The Pro vs the Pundit

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Matt Sim of Cape Town City FC watches as he scores past Itumeleng Khune of Kaizer Chiefs during the 2016/17 MTN8 Quarter Final football match between Cape Town City FC and Kaizer Chiefs at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town on 26 August 2016 ©Chris Ricco/BackpagePix
  • Post published:November 8, 2016

TFGSoccerClub editor Wade Pretorius challenges Cape Town City midfielder Matt Sim to test his Premier League knowledge.

*UPDATE: While Cape Town City advanced to the last four of the 2016 TKO, Sim was unable to join teammate Aubrey Ngoma in the winner’s column by pipping our pro in a weekend filled with upsets. It was a closely fought contest but the Australian midfielder, who correctly predicted 4 of the 10 results, came up three points short of our editor’s tally of 7.  

The former Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder is the next professional star to step up to the challenge of facing our in-house Superbru expert, who easily beat Sky Sports analyst Paul Merson last week.

Sim is currently enjoying a fine debut campaign in the PSL with new franchise, Cape Town City, flying high on the local scene. The Australian midfielder, who netted against Kaizer Chiefs in the MTN8 on debut, is a lifelong Manchester United fan.

‘I’ve been a fan of the club since I was born,’ Sim told TFGSoccerClub.

‘My favourite moment? It must be THAT Champions League win over Bayern. It was an incredible comeback with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham scoring at the death to hand us the trophy.’

Sim’s Cape Town City side will be looking to book a place in the last four of the 2016 TKO when they travel to face Baroka on Saturday.

Premier League Week 11:

Bournemouth 1-0 Sunderland (Wade: 2-1)

Burnley 1-1 Crystal Palace (Wade: 2-1)

Manchester City 4-0 Middlesbrough (Wade: 3-0)

West Ham United 1-2 Stoke City (Wade: 2-1)

Chelsea 2-1 Everton (Wade: 1-0)

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Wade: 1-1)

Hull City 1-0 Southampton (Wade: 1-2)

Liverpool 3-0 Watford (Wade: 2-0)

Swansea City 0-1 Manchester United (Wade: 1-2)

Leicester City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion (Wade: 1-0)

Scoring:

1 point for a correct result

3 points for an exact pick

3 points for six or more correct results in a game week

Follow Matt Sim on Twitter: @mattsim11