Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between University of Pretoria (2nd, 49 pts) and Platinum City Rovers (16th, 25 pts). University of Pretoria's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Platinum City Rovers were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.37, University of Pretoria 1 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
University of Pretoria came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Platinum City Rovers against 13/15 for University of Pretoria.
The venue was Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom, with room for 15,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.