Match Report
Magesi, 1st with 57 points, sat 20 points above Black Leopards (11th, 37). Magesi's recent output lagged their position: 5th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Black Leopards ran at 1.03 scored and 1.27 conceded, Magesi at 1.5 and 0.93.
Momentum sat with Magesi, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Thohoyandou Stadium in Thohoyandou, with room for 6,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.