Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Galaxy 2nd with 59 points, Nico United 8th with 42, 17 apart. The last five rounds placed Nico United no better than 14th for form, against 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Nico United 0.93 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Galaxy 1.83 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.09.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Nico United, 1 draw and 4 for Galaxy, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
Selebi-Phikwe Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.