AmaZulu are welcoming Polokwane City for another important game after their 0-1 result against 4th-placed Orlando Pirates.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Polokwane City when visiting AmaZulu as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
AmaZulu form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. AmaZulu, who have the most conceded goals (13) at home in Premier League, have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at King Zwelithini Stadium. AmaZulu has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Vukušič and the players. We have seen two home losses in a row now for AmaZulu, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Stress levels are on the rise for AmaZulu's attacking players as they have now played 318 minutes without scoring in a league game. B. Ntuli was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that AmaZulu will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Orlando Pirates (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Maritzburg United (0-1).
This is expected to be a close game, with AmaZulu perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AmaZulu as a small favourite), we find eight games. AmaZulu has won 1 of these, drawn 5 and lost 2.
The lack of attacking qualities in AmaZulu means that they have only scored 4 goals in 9 league home games, less than half a goal per match. On the other hand, AmaZulu have conceded 13 goals.
Polokwane City form and stats
Polokwane City have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-7 (10 played). Bitter travels for Polokwane City as they have lost eight games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Kaizer Chiefs match.
Two away games in a row for Polokwane City, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Stellenbosch in the Premier League. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Golden Arrows.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Polokwane City in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Polokwane City, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Polokwane City as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Polokwane City have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Polokwane City - AmaZulu 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: AmaZulu won 2, Polokwane City won 3 and 5 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ntuli 10 goals |   C. Mashumba 5 goals |  M. Anas 3 goals |
AmaZulu missing players
Polokwane City missing players
| AmaZulu | Polokwane City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| 85% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 55% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 40% | 45% |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 25% | 11% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 65% | 78% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 197 | 87 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 96 | 217 |
| 55 | 27 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 26 | 60 |
| 20% | 15% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 31% | 27% |
- AmaZulu has the fewest points (8) at home
- AmaZulu has the fewest scored goals (11)
- AmaZulu has the fewest scored goals (4) at home
- AmaZulu has the most conceded goals (13) at home
- AmaZulu has the the worst goal difference (-13)
- AmaZulu has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home
- AmaZulu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- AmaZulu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Polokwane City has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Polokwane City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Polokwane City have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Stellenbosch | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Highlands Park | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | AmaZulu | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 17 |