It's a brand new Premier League campaign and Cape Town City are eager to get competitive here at Athlone Stadium. Polokwane City are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season launch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Polokwane City, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.
Cape Town City form and stats
The previous season, Cape Town City's league stats were 12 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, providing 4th position in the Premier League. In these 30 matches they scored {34 goals} and gave away 30. Appearing at their own stadium in the previous season Cape Town City generated 7-6-2 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 11 conceded.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cape Town City as they are travelling to their away game against Moroka Swallows in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Polokwane City form and stats
A job perfectly done for Polokwane City last season as they secured promotion from First Division. With a grand total of 17 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 7 were in away matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Polokwane City are hosting Stellenbosch in the Premier League only three days away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cape five wins, two draws and Polokwane City three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() P. Tlolane 8 goals | ![]() M. Ramabu 4 goals | ![]() S. Nana 4 goals |
Cape Town City missing players
Polokwane City missing players
| Cape Town City | Polokwane City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 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% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Town City | Last season | Polokwane City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 17 | 24 | ||
| 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 87% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 70% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 43% | ||
| 37% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 47% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 23% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 114% | 80% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Golden Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cape Town Spurs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cape Town City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Moroka Swallows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Orlando Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Polokwane City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Richards Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | SuperSport United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sekhukhune United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 40 |
| 8 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 40 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 38 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Real Kings | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Richards Bay | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 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 | Polokwane City | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Cape Town Spurs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 | Casric Stars | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 56 |
| 4 | All Stars | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Hungry Lions | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 47 |
| 6 | JDR Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 45 |
| 7 | Uthongathi | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Baroka | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Pretoria Callies | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Venda FC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -7 | 38 |
| 12 | Magesi | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 37 |
| 13 | MM Platinum | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Platinum City Rovers | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 30 |
| 15 | TTM | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -21 | 23 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 22 |