| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polokwane City | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6/15 | 7-7 |
| University of Pretoria | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6/15 | 6-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polokwane City | 1 | 30 | 57 | 20 | WDLWW | 1 | 0 |
| University of Pretoria | 8 | 30 | 40 | 1 | DLDWD | 7 | +1 |
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 2023-04-01
On paper the standings were lopsided — Polokwane City 1st with 57 points, University of Pretoria 8th with 40, 17 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.47/0.8 for Polokwane City and 1.07/1.03 for University of Pretoria (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
The match was played at Pietersburg Stadium in Pietersburg (capacity 45,500). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
