Polokwane City vs Kaizer Chiefs Result, Lineups &amp; H2H

Ndamulelo Rodney Maphangule· Out

Goals

8.0

82'Substitution

Faiz Abrahams· In

Mfundo Vilakazi· Out

Kaizer Chiefs

77'Substitution

Luke Baartman· In

Etiosa Ighodaro· Out

Kaizer Chiefs

77'Substitution

Dillan Solomons· In

Reeve Frosler· Out

Kaizer Chiefs

Goal!

1-1

Brandon Petersen

73'·Polokwane City

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72'Yellow Card

Pule Mmodi

Kaizer Chiefs

67'Substitution

Adolf Bitegeko· In

Siphesihle Ndlovu· Out

Kaizer Chiefs

67'Substitution

Zitha Kwinika· In

Inácio Miguel · Out

Kaizer Chiefs

63'Yellow Card

Banele Mnguni

Polokwane City

53'Substitution

Banele Mnguni· In

Polokwane City

46'Substitution

G. Philander· In

Keorapetse Sebone· Out

Polokwane City

45'+2Yellow Card

Surprise Semangele Manthosi

Polokwane City

45'+2Yellow Card

Surprise Manthosi

Polokwane City

Goal!

0-1

Lebohang Maboe

29'·Kaizer Chiefs

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Statistics of the Game

Polokwane City

Kaizer Chiefs

41%Ball Possession59%

14Shots Total15

3Shots On Target5

5Corners4

13Fouls8

2Yellow Cards1

4Offsides0

4Saves3

295Passes441

7Shots Off Target5

40Attacks53

55Dangerous Attacks62

7Shots Inside Box8

7Shots Outside Box7

1Goals1

8Free Kicks13

4Shots Blocked5

2Substitutions5

17Tackles9

0Assists1

231Accurate Passes374

18Total Crosses16

4Accurate Crosses5

8Interceptions8

31Duels Won49

0Big Chances Created1

Ndamulelo Rodney Maphangule

Manager: Willy Machete Moloto

Starting XI

Oscarine Masuluke

7.1

Surprise Semangele Manthosi

6.8

Edwin Ramaja

6.5

Lebohang Petrus Nkaki

7.0

M. Modise

6.6

Tshepang Matube

Manuel Kambala

6.9

Keorapetse Sebone

7.0

6.6

Bonginkosi Dlamini

6.5

Tidimalo Molokwane

Substitutes

Mpho Mvundlela

Siyabonga Mashini

G. Philander

7.2

Lucky Mahlatse Malatsi

Banele Mnguni

6.3

Lucas Mosotho

Monty Batlhabane

A. Mashele

Ayanda Ngwenya

Premier League•Apr 18, 2026

Manager: Fernando Da Cruz

Starting XI

6.8

6.7

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.4

6.9

7.1

8.0

7.1

6.7

Substitutes

Zitha Kwinika

6.2

Mduduzi Shabalala

Luke Baartman

6.6

Renaldo Leaner

Asanele Velebayi

Dillan Solomons

6.4

Adolf Bitegeko

6.6

Paseka Mako

Faiz Abrahams

6.8

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
G. Philander MF	7.2	45'	0	0	0/1	14(86%)	4	6/6
Oscarine Masuluke GK	7.1	90'	0	0	-	25(50%)	-	-
Keorapetse Sebone MF	7.0	45'	0	0	1/1	13(80%)	-	3/8
Lebohang Petrus Nkaki DF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	31(77%)	-	1/3
Manuel Kambala MF	6.9	90'	0	0	0/3	15(86%)	3	4/9
Surprise Semangele Manthosi DF	6.8	90'	0	0	0/1	28(86%)	3	5/11
M. Modise DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	34(80%)	2	2/6
Ndamulelo Rodney Maphangule MF	6.6	53'	0	0	1/1	10(75%)	1	1/6
Bonginkosi Dlamini MF	6.5	90'	0	0	0/1	23(73%)	2	3/10
Edwin Ramaja DF	6.5	90'	0	0	0/1	37(67%)	-	2/4
Banele Mnguni MF	6.3	37'	0	0	0/1	10(60%)	-	0/5
Tidimalo Molokwane FW	-	90'	0	0	1/3	11(83%)	-	2/6
Shots Total3 On Target1 Off Target2 Blocked0 Passes Total11 Accurate9 Accuracy83% Key Passes2 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery1 Duels Total6 Won2 Lost4 Won %50% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches19 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls1 Fouls Drawn1 Chances Created2 Crosses0/0
Tshepang Matube MF	-	90'	0	0	-	44(100%)	2	2/6
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total44 Accurate39 Accuracy100% Key Passes0 Long Balls10 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles2 Tackles Won1 Interceptions1 Clearances0 Ball Recovery5 Duels Total6 Won2 Lost4 Won %33% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches52 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0

Polokwane City vs Kaizer Chiefs — computed insights

Polokwane City moved from 11th to 7th in the Premier League (South Africa) table with this result.(4 places up. Before kickoff: 11th, 6 points from 5 matches. After: 7th, 7 points from 6 matches; 16 teams; the table also counts 1 match played at the same time.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Polokwane City	15	D2	2	5	1	1	3/15	7-10
Kaizer Chiefs	15	W1	4	0	4	3	8/15	8-6

Polokwane City — last 5 games

L2-3 @ Mamelodi Sundowns2026-08-08
D3-3 vs Stellenbosch2026-08-11
L0-2 @ Sekhukhune United2026-08-15
D0-0 vs Milford2026-08-26
D2-2 @ Marumo Gallants FC2026-09-04

Kaizer Chiefs — last 5 games

L0-1 vs Golden Arrows2026-08-09
W2-0 vs Sekhukhune United2026-08-12
D1-1 vs Mamelodi Sundowns2026-08-15
D2-2 @ Richards Bay2026-08-26
W3-2 vs Siwelele2026-09-06

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 6
Period covered: 2023-12-09 – 2026-04-18
Polokwane City wins: 1
Draws: 3
Kaizer Chiefs wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 0.67
Over 2.5 goals: 0%
Both teams scored: 0%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 3D 1L (Polokwane City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 0.6 vs 0.67

Most recent meetings (5 of 6)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-18	Polokwane City	0-0	Kaizer Chiefs
2025-08-13	Kaizer Chiefs	1-0	Polokwane City
2025-05-24	Kaizer Chiefs	0-0	Polokwane City
2024-12-08	Polokwane City	2-0	Kaizer Chiefs
2024-05-18	Kaizer Chiefs	0-0	Polokwane City

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 43 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Polokwane City	11	5	6	-1	WDLDD	6	+5
Kaizer Chiefs	3	5	11	5	WWDDW	3	0

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsPolokwane City 6 · Kaizer Chiefs 11
Positions: #11 vs #3
Goals per game: 1.4/1.6 vs 2.2/1.2scored/conceded per game · league average 1.19

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 6 matches

Won 17%

(1/6)

Draw 50%

(3/6)

Won 33%

(2/6)

Goals

2-2

Total matches

Recent matches (5/6)

Premier League•Aug 13, 2025

1-0

Premier League•May 24, 2025

Premier League•Dec 8, 2024

2-0

Premier League•May 18, 2024

Apr 18, 2026 • Premier League

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Polokwane City wins

Draws

Kaizer Chiefs wins

Goals Scored

2 - 2

Aug 13, 2025 • Premier League

1-0

May 24, 2025 • Premier League