Match Report
The table read 7th (Upington City, 39 pts) against 11th (University of Pretoria, 35 pts), 4 points apart. The last five rounds placed Upington City no better than 15th for form, against 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Upington City ran at 1.17 scored and 1.1 conceded, University of Pretoria at 1.23 and 1.37.
Upington City arrived off three straight defeats. University of Pretoria had not won in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Upington City wins, 1 for University of Pretoria, 1 draw, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
University of Pretoria led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Upington City: Rowan Visagie (79'), Sizwe Sithole (83') · University of Pretoria: Sidney Mtshweni (3'), Prince Nxumalo (37')