Season ticket holders at Peter Mokaba Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Polokwane City languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Golden Arrows will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Golden Arrows when visiting Polokwane City as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
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, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager C. Larsen led his Polokwane City to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Baroka. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Peter Mokaba Stadium. Ahead of that match, Polokwane City lost 1-4 at home to Orlando Pirates.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Polokwane City here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). 11 goals have been conceded.
Golden Arrows form and stats
Golden Arrows have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-5 (9 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Komphela, the Golden Arrows manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Golden Arrows are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against Baroka (placed 13th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Maritzburg United's place.
Goals are few and far between in Golden Arrows's away league games. Only 4 goals from 9 travels. Golden Arrows have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Golden Arrows - Polokwane City 2-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Polokwane City won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Golden Arrows has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
  K. Mutizwa 7 goals |   C. Mashumba 5 goals |  S. Phiri 2 goals |
Polokwane City missing players
Golden Arrows missing players
| Polokwane City | Golden Arrows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 88% |
| 44% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 41% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 47% |
| 28% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | 108 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 67 | 123 |
| 54 | 31 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 19 | 38 |
| 28% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 21% | 42% |
- Golden Arrows has the the worst goal difference (-10) away
- Golden Arrows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Polokwane City has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Polokwane City has the the worst goal difference (-10)
- Polokwane City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Polokwane City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Polokwane City is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Highlands Park | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Baroka | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 16 |