Gladafrica Championship match preview: JDR Stars versus Polokwane City

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Competition: South Africa Gladafrica Championship
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Giant Stadium (18000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with JDR Stars leading Polokwane City by 8 points.

Insights:
  • JDR Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

JDR Stars and Polokwane City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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JDR Stars form and stats

5-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Gladafrica Championship numbers at home for JDR Stars so far this season.

Stars haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 244 minutes ago. S. Baloni scored that one.

The Stars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Polokwane City form and stats

There's been little loot from Polokwane City's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Gladafrica Championship. Polokwane City only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 6 draws. Polokwane has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Polokwane in these games.

Head 2 Head

JDR Stars and Polokwane City have met before this season: Polokwane City - Stars 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

JDR StarsT. Chiwunga
T. Chiwunga
6 goals
StarsV. Mncube
V. Mncube
4 goals
Polokwane CityP. Tlolane
P. Tlolane
4 goals

JDR Stars missing players

Polokwane City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
JDR Stars Polokwane City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 3 11 23
9 5 3 Won W 0 1 6
9 3 0 Drew D 1 5 9
6 4 2 Lost L 2 5 8
27 14 8 Scored S 2 9 21
25 12 6 Conceded C 6 16 24
83% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
67% 58% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 61%
42% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 36% 35%
17% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 9% 9%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
58% 58% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 48%
33% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 30%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 27% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
1.3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Gladafrica Championship this season:
  • JDR Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Polokwane City haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Richards Bay 23 10 8 5 29 19 11 4 5 2 14 8 12 6 3 3 15 11 10 38
2 TS Sporting 24 9 10 5 32 22 13 5 5 3 19 10 11 4 5 2 13 12 10 37
3 Sekhukhune United 24 9 9 6 28 17 12 7 2 3 18 8 12 2 7 3 10 9 11 36
4 Free State Stars 23 10 6 7 28 24 12 4 4 4 16 14 11 6 2 3 12 10 4 36
5 JDR Stars 24 9 9 6 27 25 12 5 3 4 14 12 12 4 6 2 13 13 2 36
6 Jomo Cosmos 24 9 9 6 23 21 12 1 7 4 9 13 12 8 2 2 14 8 2 36
7 Royal AM 23 8 10 5 22 19 11 5 4 2 11 7 12 3 6 3 11 12 3 34
8 Uthongathi 24 8 9 7 26 25 12 3 6 3 12 14 12 5 3 4 14 11 1 33
9 Cape Umoya United 23 7 10 6 27 22 11 5 4 2 14 7 12 2 6 4 13 15 5 31
10 University of Pretoria 24 8 7 9 22 22 12 4 4 4 9 7 12 4 3 5 13 15 0 31
11 Polokwane City 23 6 10 7 20 22 12 5 4 3 12 8 11 1 6 4 8 14 -2 28
12 Cape Town All Stars 23 6 7 10 22 28 11 3 2 6 12 14 12 3 5 4 10 14 -6 25
13 Pretoria Callies 22 6 7 9 13 19 10 2 2 6 6 13 12 4 5 3 7 6 -6 25
14 Steenberg United 23 6 6 11 23 31 13 6 4 3 14 11 10 0 2 8 9 20 -8 24
15 Ajax Cape Town 22 5 8 9 17 29 11 2 4 5 12 19 11 3 4 4 5 10 -12 23
16 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 23 4 7 12 16 30 11 3 6 2 10 8 12 1 1 10 6 22 -14 19

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 Richards Bay 23 10 8 5 29 19 11 4 5 2 14 8 12 6 3 3 15 11 10 38
2 TS Sporting 24 9 10 5 32 22 13 5 5 3 19 10 11 4 5 2 13 12 10 37
3 Sekhukhune United 24 9 9 6 28 17 12 7 2 3 18 8 12 2 7 3 10 9 11 36
4 Free State Stars 23 10 6 7 28 24 12 4 4 4 16 14 11 6 2 3 12 10 4 36
5 JDR Stars 24 9 9 6 27 25 12 5 3 4 14 12 12 4 6 2 13 13 2 36
6 Jomo Cosmos 24 9 9 6 23 21 12 1 7 4 9 13 12 8 2 2 14 8 2 36
7 Royal AM 23 8 10 5 22 19 11 5 4 2 11 7 12 3 6 3 11 12 3 34
8 Uthongathi 24 8 9 7 26 25 12 3 6 3 12 14 12 5 3 4 14 11 1 33
9 Cape Umoya United 23 7 10 6 27 22 11 5 4 2 14 7 12 2 6 4 13 15 5 31
10 University of Pretoria 24 8 7 9 22 22 12 4 4 4 9 7 12 4 3 5 13 15 0 31
11 Polokwane City 23 6 10 7 20 22 12 5 4 3 12 8 11 1 6 4 8 14 -2 28
12 Cape Town All Stars 23 6 7 10 22 28 11 3 2 6 12 14 12 3 5 4 10 14 -6 25
13 Pretoria Callies 22 6 7 9 13 19 10 2 2 6 6 13 12 4 5 3 7 6 -6 25
14 Steenberg United 23 6 6 11 23 31 13 6 4 3 14 11 10 0 2 8 9 20 -8 24
15 Ajax Cape Town 22 5 8 9 17 29 11 2 4 5 12 19 11 3 4 4 5 10 -12 23
16 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 23 4 7 12 16 30 11 3 6 2 10 8 12 1 1 10 6 22 -14 19

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