Match Report
7 points and 7 places separated them: Polokwane City 7th with 34, SuperSport United 14th with 27. Recent form told a different story for Polokwane City: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Polokwane City 0.68 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, SuperSport United 0.64 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.01.
A win had eluded SuperSport United for 6 matches.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Polokwane City, 0 for SuperSport United and 3 drawn, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 17% of meetings.
The venue was Pietersburg Stadium, with room for 41,733 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Polokwane City: Lebohang Petrus Nkaki (39') · SuperSport United: C. Saile (19')
Key stats
Possession: Polokwane City 43% · SuperSport United 57% · Total shots: 7-13 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 0-6