Wins for Chiefs, Chelsea and Northampton?

Who’s going to triumph this weekend? There’s plenty to get excited about as several football and rugby competitions come to a close. Here are three of our top tips this Saturday and Sunday.

Football

Kaizer Chiefs v Polokwane City

Kaizer Chiefs face Polokwane City in their final Betway Premiership fixture of the season on Saturday.

Nasreddine Nabi’s Amakhosi have won the Nedbank Cup, but their league form has been terrible, without a victory in their last eight matches.

This has left Chiefs in serious danger of failing to qualify for the MTN8 for the second season in a row.

A victory at FNB Stadium on Saturday should be enough but any other result may well leave them with an embarrassing finale to their campaign.

Prediction: Chiefs 1 Polokwane City 0

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea

It is safe to say that no one could have predicted Nottingham Forest would be in contention to qualify for the Uefa Champions League, going into the final English Premier League game of the season.

But that is the situation as Forest welcome Chelsea to the City Ground on Sunday. Chelsea, far less surprisingly, can also make it back into Europe’s elite next season.

A win for Enzo Marseca’s side should be enough but the Blues have won just one away game in the Premier League all year.

Forest need a win to have a chance of making it themselves, but also need help from results elsewhere.

Prediction: Forest 1 Chelsea 2

Rugby

Northampton v Bordeaux

Not too many rugby fans would have predicted a Champions Cup final this season between English side, Northampton Saints, and French outfit, Bordeaux Begles … but that’s what we have got.

The teams clash in the final in Cardiff on Saturday afternoon and it’s anyone’s guess who’ll come out on top.

In the semi-finals, Northampton pipped Leinster away (37-34), while Bordeaux beat Toulouse 35-18 at home.

The two South Africans to keep an eye on are Saint’s impressive No 8 Juarno Augustus and Bordeaux’s powerhouse centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg. It promises to be a fabulous occasion.

Prediction: Northampton by 5