Match Report
Township Rollers went into the game 7th in the table on 45 points; Nico United sat 8th on 42 — a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Nico United: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Township Rollers were scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.13, Nico United 0.93 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Township Rollers 5, draws 2, Nico United 0, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
Botswana National Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. On the scoreboard, Township Rollers led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Township Rollers: Simisani Mathumo (27')