Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Hungry Lions (5th, 52 pts) and Venda FC (9th, 36 pts). Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Hungry Lions ran at 1.37 scored and 0.83 conceded, Venda FC at 0.8 and 0.97.
Hungry Lions's unbeaten run stood at 8. Venda FC had not won in 8 games. From the last five rounds, Hungry Lions held 11 points of 15 and Venda FC 2.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Hungry Lions, 2 by Venda FC, 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The match was played at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, Hungry Lions led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Hungry Lions: 3 goals with no recorded scorer · Venda FC: 1 goal with no recorded scorer