Gladafrica Championship match preview: Ajax Cape Town versus Polokwane City

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Competition: South Africa Gladafrica Championship
Competition: Fri 27.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Cape Town Stadium (64100 seats)

It's ground zero in Gladafrica Championship - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Ajax Cape Town and Polokwane City did in their pre-season friendlies!

It's quite the trip for Polokwane City when visiting Ajax Cape Town as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.

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Ajax Cape Town form and stats

The manager V. Heric will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Kings in only four days.

Last season, Ajax Cape Town's league statistics were 18 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Gladafrica Championship. Over these 30 matches they scored 50 goals and conceded 37. Playing at home last season Ajax Cape Town managed 11-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 16 conceded.

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Polokwane City form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Polokwane as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 7 victories from 30 games, relegation was a fact. Polokwane City's manager C. Larsen are hoping to lead the team right back to Premier League at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

Ajax-Polokwane City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ajax Cape Town five wins, Polokwane City one win, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Ajax Cape Town missing players

Polokwane City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajax Cape Town Polokwane City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
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 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Ajax Cape Town Last season Polokwane City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
18 11   Won W   2 7
3 1   Drew D   2 4
9 3   Lost L   11 19
50 26   Scored S   9 25
37 16   Conceded C   22 44
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 93%
70% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   40% 53%
63% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   27% 33%
33% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 23%
20% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 17%
60% 47%   BTTS BTTS   27% 37%
20% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 20%
20% 20%   Failed to Score F T   60% 50%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
193 139   Total Shots T S   122 280
78 55   Shots on Target S O   39 88
54% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax Cape Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cape Town All Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cape Umoya United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Free State Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JDR Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jomo Cosmos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Polokwane City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Pretoria Callies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Real Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Richards Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sekhukhune United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Steenberg United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 TS Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 University of Pretoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Uthongathi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moroka Swallows 30 17 6 7 41 27 15 9 3 3 22 14 15 8 3 4 19 13 14 57
2 Ajax Cape Town 30 18 3 9 50 37 15 11 1 3 26 16 15 7 2 6 24 21 13 57
3 Tshakhuma 30 14 6 10 36 31 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 4 2 9 13 23 5 48
4 Real Kings 30 12 11 7 42 31 15 5 5 5 21 17 15 7 6 2 21 14 11 47
5 Free State Stars 30 11 12 7 41 32 15 6 8 1 23 13 15 5 4 6 18 19 9 45
6 Uthongathi 30 10 14 6 32 26 15 3 8 4 14 14 15 7 6 2 18 12 6 44
7 JDR Stars 30 11 10 9 46 40 15 8 3 4 25 17 15 3 7 5 21 23 6 43
8 Steenberg United 30 9 12 9 35 36 15 6 7 2 22 16 15 3 5 7 13 20 -1 39
9 University of Pretoria 30 9 11 10 37 39 15 6 6 3 22 17 15 3 5 7 15 22 -2 38
10 TS Galaxy 30 8 12 10 29 31 15 3 8 4 16 16 15 5 4 6 13 15 -2 36
11 Cape Umoya United 30 9 8 13 33 36 15 7 1 7 18 17 15 2 7 6 15 19 -3 35
12 Richards Bay 30 9 8 13 28 39 15 5 3 7 17 20 15 4 5 6 11 19 -11 35
13 Jomo Cosmos 30 8 9 13 23 35 15 5 4 6 12 14 15 3 5 7 11 21 -12 33
14 Mbombela United 30 8 9 13 27 30 15 6 5 4 17 10 15 2 4 9 10 20 -3 32
15 TS Sporting 30 6 14 10 26 34 15 3 7 5 11 14 15 3 7 5 15 20 -8 32
16 Royal Eagles 30 4 9 17 29 51 15 3 4 8 17 26 15 1 5 9 12 25 -22 21
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 30 17 8 5 43 22 15 10 3 2 20 7 15 7 5 3 23 15 21 59
2 Kaizer Chiefs 30 17 6 7 48 27 15 8 3 4 23 13 15 9 3 3 25 14 21 57
3 Orlando Pirates 30 14 10 6 40 29 15 9 5 1 23 12 15 5 5 5 17 17 11 52
4 Bidvest Wits 30 14 10 6 33 22 15 8 4 3 21 14 15 6 6 3 12 8 11 52
5 SuperSport United 30 14 8 8 43 26 15 8 6 1 29 13 15 6 2 7 14 13 17 50
6 Cape Town City 30 11 9 10 40 37 15 9 3 3 21 12 15 2 6 7 19 25 3 42
7 Maritzburg United 30 10 12 8 29 27 15 6 6 3 16 12 15 4 6 5 13 15 2 42
8 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 9 12 9 43 39 15 7 6 2 28 15 15 2 6 7 15 24 4 39
9 Highlands Park 30 9 12 9 31 35 15 8 3 4 20 15 15 1 9 5 11 20 -4 39
10 Stellenbosch 30 9 9 12 26 34 15 6 5 4 11 13 15 3 4 8 15 21 -8 36
11 Chippa United 30 8 10 12 18 26 15 4 7 4 8 7 15 4 3 8 10 19 -8 34
12 Golden Arrows 30 8 10 12 23 35 15 6 5 4 16 16 15 2 5 8 7 19 -12 34
13 AmaZulu 30 7 9 14 20 33 15 4 5 6 10 18 15 3 4 8 10 15 -13 30
14 Baroka 30 7 8 15 19 28 15 3 5 7 11 15 15 4 3 8 8 13 -9 29
15 Black Leopards 30 8 5 17 27 44 15 6 3 6 15 16 15 2 2 11 12 28 -17 29
16 Polokwane City 30 7 4 19 25 44 15 5 2 8 16 22 15 2 2 11 9 22 -19 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax Cape Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cape Town All Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cape Umoya United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Free State Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JDR Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jomo Cosmos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Polokwane City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Pretoria Callies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Real Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Richards Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sekhukhune United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Steenberg United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 TS Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 University of Pretoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Uthongathi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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