Match Report
12 points and 3 places separated them: Matebele 10th with 33, Township Rollers 7th with 45. Per game in the league, Matebele were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.23, Township Rollers 1.1 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
Matebele's last three games had all finished level. Township Rollers arrived on a run of five straight wins. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Matebele against 15/15 for Township Rollers.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Matebele wins, 3 for Township Rollers, 2 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Matebele: Kabelo Dlamini (73')
Key stats
Possession: Matebele 59% · Township Rollers 41% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 3-3