Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Polokwane City in 7th and Richards Bay in 6th place.
- Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Richards Bay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Polokwane City form and stats
Polokwane City have collected 7 points from their Gladafrica Championship home games so far after 2-1-1.
Polokwane City travelled for their previous game, a trip to Free State Stars that ended 2-2. 0-0 away at Pretoria Callies before that.
The manager W. Moloto will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Steenberg United in only four days.
Polokwane are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Polokwane City have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Richards Bay form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Gladafrica Championship travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. With three draws in a row for Richards the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Richards has drawn their two previous away games.
Richards have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 195 minutes ago. T. Maphakisa was the goal scorer. Richards have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in Gladafrica Championship.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to JDR Stars (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The Gladafrica Championship match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against TS Sporting.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Richards have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Mayo 3 goals |  P. Tlolane 2 goals | M. Buthelezi 2 goals |
Polokwane City missing players
Richards Bay missing players
| Polokwane City | Richards Bay | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 89% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 80% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 10% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 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 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Polokwane City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Polokwane City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Richards Bay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jomo Cosmos | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | JDR Stars | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Uthongathi | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Cape Umoya United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Richards Bay | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Polokwane City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Cape Town All Stars | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | University of Pretoria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Steenberg United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | TS Sporting | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Free State Stars | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Real Kings | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Cape Town Spurs | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Pretoria Callies | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |