2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 5-3 |
| Polokwane City | 1 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates | 2 | 29 | 54 | 17 | DWDWW | 2 | 0 |
| Polokwane City | 16 | 30 | 21 | -30 | LDLLL | 16 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-01-31
On paper the standings were lopsided — Orlando Pirates 2nd with 54 points, Polokwane City 16th with 21, 33 apart. Per game in the league, Orlando Pirates were scoring 1.24 and conceding 0.66, Polokwane City 0.87 and 1.87, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
