Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — AmaZulu 2nd with 54 points, Black Leopards 16th with 23, 31 apart. Recent form flatters Black Leopards's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, Black Leopards were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.83, AmaZulu 1.47 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
6 games without a win framed Black Leopards's arrival. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Black Leopards against 7/15 for AmaZulu.
Thohoyandou Stadium in Thohoyandou, capacity 6,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.