Polokwane City hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 16th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Cape Town City holds 10th place with 24 pts.
Polokwane City and Cape Town City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Cape Town City have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Polokwane City form and stats
Polokwane City's results here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 3 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Polokwane City haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 200 minutes ago. M. Anas scored that one.
The Polokwane City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Baroka here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in a Nedbank Cup match. Prior to that, an away loss at AmaZulu in the Premier League.
Polokwane City aren't scoring a lot here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in the league, with only 8 goals from 10 games. 12 goals have been conceded.
Cape Town City form and stats
Cape Town City, who have the most conceded goals (19) away in Premier League, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-6-4 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Cape Town City have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Baroka game.
Two away games in a row for Cape Town City, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Mbombela United in the Nedbank Cup. A 1-1 draw at Maritzburg United's stadium before that.
Cape Town City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Cape Town City have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cape Town City - Polokwane City 5-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Polokwane City two wins, three draws and Cape Town City five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Erasmus 9 goals |   C. Mashumba 5 goals |  T. Nodada 4 goals |
Polokwane City missing players
Cape Town City missing players
| Polokwane City | Cape Town City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 67% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 43% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 24% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 52% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 52% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 227 | 121 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 112 | 239 |
| 65 | 34 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 35 | 78 |
| 25% | 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 34% | 33% |
- Cape Town City has the most conceded goals (19) away
- Cape Town City has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Cape Town City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cape Town City have yet to win a game away.
- Polokwane City has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Polokwane City 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 17 |