| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polokwane City | 15 | D3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3/15 | 5-7 |
| Uthongathi | 15 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5/15 | 5-5 |
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 |
| Uthongathi | 7 | 30 | 41 | 3 | DDWDD | 6 | +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 2023-04-29
Uthongathi, 7th on 41 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Polokwane City (1st, 57). Scoring rates set the scale: Polokwane City 1.47 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Uthongathi 1.1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.06.
Level finishes had become the habit for Polokwane City: three in a row.
The venue was Pietersburg Stadium in Pietersburg, with room for 45,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
