Match Report
5 points and 8 places separated them: Marumo Gallants FC 16th with 2, Polokwane City 8th with 7. In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.83 for Marumo Gallants FC and 1.33/1.5 for Polokwane City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Defeat had followed defeat for Marumo Gallants FC — three in succession.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Marumo Gallants FC, 1 for Polokwane City and 3 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
Royal Bafokeng Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,000. With 34 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, T. Mkhize was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Marumo Gallants FC: Msindisi Ndlovu (17'), Lebohang Petrus Nkaki (44' og) · Polokwane City: Lebohang Petrus Nkaki (3'), Bonginkosi Dlamini (25')
Key stats
Possession: Marumo Gallants FC 63% · Polokwane City 37% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-2