Polokwane City vs Stellenbosch: Soccer match preview

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Competition: Wed 09.Aug
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium (45500 seats)

After the first games for these two it's Polokwane City - Stellenbosch 0-3 in points. Who will conquer the points in this second Premier League fixture of the season?

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Polokwane City form and stats

Last season, Polokwane City's league stats were 17 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, results that produced 1st spot in the First Division. From these 30 matches they scored {44 goals} and gave away 24. Playing at their own stadium in the last season Polokwane City generated 10-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 7 conceded.

Polokwane are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Cape Town City. Heartbreak for Polokwane City in their last match as Cape Town City's Paciência scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Ahead of that match, Polokwane City won a home game hosting Pretoria Callies (4-0).

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Stellenbosch form and stats

Let's have a look at how Stellenbosch performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 10 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded {38 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 12/20 goals scored/conceded.

The regulars enjoyed Stellenbosch's previous match versus Orlando Pirates (placed 14th), a 1-0 win played at home. Wyk, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.04. Wyk scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Stellenbosch secured a home win against TS Galaxy with the score 2-1.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stellenbosch manager Barker as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against SuperSport United.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the prior two meetings): Polokwane City won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Stellenbosch have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two.

Top Goalscorers

PolokwaneP. Tlolane
P. Tlolane
8 goals
Polokwane CityM. Ramabu
M. Ramabu
4 goals
Polokwane CityS. Nana
S. Nana
4 goals

Polokwane City missing players

Stellenbosch missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Polokwane City Stellenbosch
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
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% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
 
15 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 18
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Polokwane City Last season Stellenbosch
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
16 10   Won W   3 10
7 3   Drew D   6 10
7 2   Lost L   6 10
43 22   Scored S   12 39
24 7   Conceded C   20 38
87% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 90%
70% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 80%
43% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 50%
20% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 20%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 10%
43% 33%   BTTS BTTS   60% 63%
47% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 20%
23% 33%   Failed to Score F T   40% 27%
 
3.7 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 3.8
3.4 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.3 3.1
0.8 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.4
1 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
4.8 6.8   Shots (avg) S (   7.3 8.5
1.8 2.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.8
80% 57%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 34%
 
4.8 5.6   Shots against (avg) S A   10.9 8.9
1.4 1.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SuperSport United 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Stellenbosch 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 TS Galaxy 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cape Town City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Golden Arrows 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Moroka Swallows 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
8 AmaZulu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kaizer Chiefs 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chippa United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Real Kings 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sekhukhune United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Cape Town Spurs 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Orlando Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Polokwane City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Richards Bay 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 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 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
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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SuperSport United 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Stellenbosch 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 TS Galaxy 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cape Town City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Golden Arrows 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Moroka Swallows 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
8 AmaZulu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kaizer Chiefs 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chippa United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Real Kings 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sekhukhune United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Cape Town Spurs 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Orlando Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Polokwane City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Richards Bay 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0

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