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Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (18-06-2011, 18:10 GMT)
The last time these two teams met the Stormers were at home in Cape Town and they beat the Cheetahs 21-15.
This match is in Bloemfontein where prior to last week's loss to the Sharks the Cheetahs were unbeaten in three matches.
The Cheetahs will be aiming to finish their best season of Super Rugby yet on a high by upsetting the South African pace setters, the Stormers. The Cheetahs have won five of their 15 games to date, which include victories over the Waratahs, Brumbies and the Crusaders.
Their last match against the Stormers, in round three in Cape Town, was a tryless affair and was won largely thanks to Peter Grant's boot.
Grant, who has been out with an injury, will be back for the Stormers as they aim for a top two spot on the combined log, meaning automatic qualification for the semi-finals and a well-earned bye during when the four qualifiers fight it out.
It was one of only three games in 2011 where no tries were scored - the others were the Stormers against the Highlanders and The Sharks against the Chiefs.
If the Stormers can keep the Cheetahs from scoring two or more tries, they will finish the season as the most successful defensive side in the competition since 2000.
The team from Cape Town have conceded only 14 tries from their 15 games thus far - the same number of tries let in by the Brumbies in 1999 and two more than the team from Canberra in 2000 when the Brumbies, runners up of the Super 12 that season, let in only 12 tries from their 11 league fixtures.
The next best defensive record after a completed league phase is also held by the Brumbies, who let in 16 tries in 13 games in the 2006 Super 14.
Since 2000, only four teams have let in a total of 17 tries in their league fixtures - the Stormers (2010), the Waratahs (2006), the Cats (2001) and the Brumbies (2001).
The Cheetahs and Stormers have played each other six times and the Stormers have won four of those matches.
When the Cheetahs and Stormers play each other the Cheetahs on average score 21 points and the Stormers score 23 points.
In Bloemfontein the Cheetahs have played the Stormers twice and won one and lost one. Over the two matches the average score for the Cheetahs is 25 points and 19 for the Stormers.
By the time the match kicks off the Stormers will know whether they need a bonus point victory or just a victory to take the top spot as the whole field will have played ahead of them.
If the Stormers need a better points differential they will know to the point how many they need to take the top spot if the Reds don't beat the Chiefs.
Having beaten the Cheetahs on the last four occassions the Stormers biggest worry for this match will most probably be whether Dewaldt Duvenage starts the match and recovers from an ankle injury.
source: superxv.com
Last five years' results:
05 Mar 2011 Cheetahs v Stormers 15-21 Cape Town
20 Mar 2010 Cheetahs v Stormers 8-21 Cape Town
16 May 2009 Cheetahs v Stormers 22-28 Bloemfontein
12 Apr 2008 Cheetahs v Stormers 22-34 Cape Town
03 Feb 2007 Cheetahs v Stormers 27-9 Bloemfontein
18 Mar 2006 Cheetahs v Stormers 31-25 Cape Town
Cheetahs overall record against the Stormers
Played 6 , Wins 2, Losses 4, Draws 0
Match Officials:
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Pro Legoete, Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Teams
Cheetahs : .1 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2. Adriaan Strauss (c), 3. WP Nel, 4. Francois Uys, 5. Martin Muller, 6. Johan Wessels, 7. Ashley Johnson, 8. Davon Raubenheimer, 9. Sarel Pretorius, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 11. Ryno Benjamin, 12. Barry Geel, 13. Robert Ebersohn, 14. Riaan Viljoen, 15. Hennie Daniller
Replacements: 16. Ryno Barnes, 17. Lourens Adriaanse, 18. Izak van der Westhuizen, 19. Pieter Myburgh, 20. Tewis de Bruyn, 21. Corne Uys, 22. Riaan Smit.
Stormers: 1. Wicus Blaauw, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 3. Brok Harris, 4. Rynhardt Elstadt, 5. Andries Bekker, 6. Schalk Burger (C), 7. Francois Louw, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 10. Peter Grant, 11. Bryan Habana, 12. Juan de Jongh, 13. Jaque Fourie, 14. Jean de Villiers, 15. Gio Aplon
Reserves: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. Frans Malherbe, 18. Anton van Zyl, 19. Nick Koster, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Johann Sadie, 22. Conrad Jantjes
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