There is optimism in University of Pretoria so far, with their 5th place in the Gladafrica Championship table and eagerly waiting for Polokwane City (who are placed 7th).
- University of Pretoria have the most points from losing position (8) in Gladafrica Championship
- Polokwane City have the most scored goals (9) away in Gladafrica Championship
This should be an engaging match with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
University of Pretoria form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Gladafrica Championship games here at ABSA Tuks Stadium for University of Pretoria. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
University of Pretoria lost their last game at Richards Bay (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline.
Before that, Pretoria played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Venda FC.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nedbank Cup game versus Hungry Lions in only three days. This game is also played here at ABSA Tuks Stadium.
Pretoria can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 12 times. University of Pretoria have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Polokwane City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Gladafrica Championship travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Polokwane's previous game was their home loss versus Hungry Lions (1-3).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Pretoria Callies.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Nedbank Cup trip to Richards Bay.
The visiting Polokwane have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Polokwane in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended Polokwane City - Pretoria 1-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): University of Pretoria two wins, one draw and Polokwane City six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Phewa 7 goals |  K. Myaba 6 goals | H. Chauke 4 goals |
University of Pretoria missing players
Polokwane City missing players
| University of Pretoria | Polokwane City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 73% | 67% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 87% |
| 53% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 20% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 20% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 7% |
| 53% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 40% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 7 |
- Polokwane City have created more than twice as many corners as University of Pretoria.
- Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Polokwane City have the most scored goals (9) away in Gladafrica Championship
- University of Pretoria have not yet lost a game at home.
- University of Pretoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- University of Pretoria have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- University of Pretoria have the most points from losing position (8) in Gladafrica Championship
- University of Pretoria have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Gladafrica Championship
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | JDR Stars | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Cape Town All Stars | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Venda FC | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | University of Pretoria | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Uthongathi | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Polokwane City | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Free State Stars | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Platinum City Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Hungry Lions | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | TTM | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Ajax Cape Town | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Pretoria Callies | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Jomo Cosmos | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 12 |