A quick look at the Gladafrica Championship table suggests advantage Free State Stars when they travel to Polokwane City. But; let's play before the points are handed out!
- Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Free State Stars is in the best form (4-1-1)
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Polokwane City form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Polokwane City have to build on here in the Gladafrica Championship. Polokwane has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
No payout for Polokwane in their previous match, an away game at Sekhukhune United that ended in defeat 0-2.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bizana Pondo Chiefs.The Polokwane fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. Polokwane City are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 14 matches.
Free State Stars form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Free State Stars playing as the away team in the Gladafrica Championship this season.
Impressive finishing from M. Saleng (2) and K. Sambo secured the home win 3-1 against Cape Town Spurs in their previous game.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Uthongathi.Free State Stars find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
Polokwane and Free State Stars have met before this season: Free State Stars - Polokwane City 2-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Polokwane, four draws and three wins for Free State Stars. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Saleng 12 goals |  P. Tlolane 5 goals | M. Khabane 5 goals |
Polokwane City missing players
Free State Stars missing players
| Polokwane City | Free State Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 26 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| 90% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 59% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 72% |
| 28% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 38% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 59% |
| 38% | 57% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 36% | 24% |
| 34% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10 | 11.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 42% |
- Free State Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Free State Stars is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Royal AM | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 50 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | TS Sporting | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 | Richards Bay | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Cape Umoya United | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Pretoria Callies | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Uthongathi | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Jomo Cosmos | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Cape Town All Stars | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | University of Pretoria | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 35 |
| 13 | Polokwane City | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Steenberg United | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | Cape Town Spurs | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -17 | 28 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -22 | 20 |