League round two of the Gladafrica Championship season and the sides have adjusted from insights gained in the first fixture. Here's our Polokwane City - Cape Town Spurs match guide:
This has all the signs of an exciting fixture with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
These teams have little in common geographically as Cape Town Spurs have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Polokwane City form and stats
Last season, Polokwane City's league statistics were 9 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, ending with 12th spot in the Premier League. From these 30 matches they scored 26 goals and gave away 27. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Polokwane City managed 7-5-3 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 8 conceded.
Polokwane shared the glory with Black Leopards in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Before that, Polokwane drew at home versus Free State Stars.Cape Town Spurs form and stats
Let's have a look at how Cape Town Spurs performed last season in the Gladafrica Championship: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 10 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 22 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 7/14 goals scored/conceded.
There were no winners in Cape Town Spurs's previous match, a Gladafrica Championship home game that ended 0-0 vs Venda FC (placed 11th).
Before that, Spurs secured a home win against University of Pretoria with the score 2-1.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Polokwane wins - draws - Cape Town Spurs wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Polokwane City missing players
Cape Town Spurs missing players
| Polokwane City | Cape Town Spurs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Polokwane City | Last season | Cape Town Spurs | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 38 | ||
| 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 87% | ||
| 60% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 63% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 37% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | ||
| 37% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 27% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 37% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | TTM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Platinum City Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Richards Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | TS Sporting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Black Leopards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Polokwane City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cape Town Spurs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hungry Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Uthongathi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Venda FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Free State Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jomo Cosmos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Pretoria Callies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | University of Pretoria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Cape Town All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 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 | Real Kings | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 49 |
| 4 | TS Sporting | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | Free State Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Cape Umoya United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | Pretoria Callies | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Cape Town All Stars | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Uthongathi | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Polokwane City | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | University of Pretoria | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 14 | Cape Town Spurs | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 31 |
| 15 | Steenberg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 23 |