There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Maritzburg United leading Polokwane City by 13 points.
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!
Maritzburg United form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Maritzburg United have to build on here at Harry Gwala Stadium in the Premier League.
Maritzburg United's last game was hosting Stellenbosch (placed 10th) and winning 3-0. A Nedbank Cup defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Bloemfontein Celtic.
The Maritzburg United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Maritzburg United have conceded only 9 goals.
Polokwane City form and stats
Polokwane City have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-8 (11 played). Bitter travels for Polokwane City as they have lost nine games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Kaizer Chiefs match.
Polokwane City are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier League against Black Leopards (placed 15th). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Cape Town City.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager C. Larsen when S. Hlubi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Polokwane City as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. Polokwane City have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Polokwane City - Maritzburg United 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Maritzburg United won three, Polokwane City won five and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 C. Mashumba 6 goals |  T. Kutumela 5 goals | J. Moseamedi 4 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Polokwane City missing players
| Maritzburg United | Polokwane City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 48% | 64% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 36% | 48% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 39% | 45% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| 48% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| 30% | 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 55% | 48% |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 228 | 115 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 106 | 241 |
| 72 | 40 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 31 | 74 |
| 31% | 32% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | 28% |
- Maritzburg United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Maritzburg United | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Bidvest Wits | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Highlands Park | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Polokwane City | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Baroka | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | AmaZulu | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 20 |