Preview match

MATCH REPORT

South Africa - Premier League - 04/02/24 13:30

Stadium King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium
Capacity 10000
Surface grass
Referee Masixole Bambiso

0-0 [90+9‘]

15‘
30‘
45‘
60‘
75‘
90‘

0-0 [90+9‘]

Maluleka
33‘
Motshwari
37‘
45‘+1
Mabena
0-0 HT
46‘
Appollis Bafana Nana
46‘
Maphangule Mabena
Mbanjwa Letsoalo
69‘
75‘
Mapfumo
Maluleka Moremi
78‘
Ekstein Mulenga
78‘
78‘
Nkwe Simon Ramabu
Gumede Brooks
78‘
Letsoalo
84‘
Mobara
90‘+3
0-0 FT

Goals and Highlights

0-0

Match stats

CARDS 4 0

Ball possession
50%
50%

CARDS 2 0

Total shots
11
14
On goal
3
3
Corners
5
8
Dangerous attack
42
34
Attack
71
71
Passes total
430
308
Accurate passes
350 (81%)
231 (75%)
Key passes
7
11
Crosses
2/18(11%)
6/24(25%)
Dribbles
4/11 (36%)
2/3(67%)

ODDS

Match
1 X 2
Opening odds 130 180 240
Pre match odds 115 180 275
Asian handicap
Line 1 2 Line
-0.25 -125 -115 +0.25
+0 -200 149 -0
-0.75 154 -233 +0.75
Goals
Line Under Over
2.5 -250 175
Corners
Line Under Over
9.5 -105 -118

Lineups

Status: Confirmed lineup

AmaZulu

Status: Confirmed lineup

Polokwane City

Missings

Celimpilo Ngema
CM
1
Ngema
1483‘ 21 1+3
Taariq Fielies
CB 1
Fielies
1293‘ 16 0+0
Augustine Chidi Kwem
CF
Chidi Kwem
787‘ 20 6+0
+3 Out of selection
Puleng Tlolane
CF
5
Tlolane
258‘ 4 0+0
+9 Out of selection

Lineups

  • no photo 44
    1
    Mothwa
    1710‘ 19 0+0 7.2
  • no photo 14
    Hanamub
    2171‘ 25 1+2 7.3
    no photo 2
    3
    Mobara
    1249‘ 15 1+0 8.0
    no photo 23
    1
    Mphahlele
    2021‘ 24 0+1 7.2
    no photo 17
    2
    Gumede
    1505‘ 19 2+0 7.3
    no photo 5
    1
    Sikhakhane
    1144‘ 17 0+1 7.1
  • no photo 12
    3
    Maluleka
    254‘ 12 0+0 7.0
    no photo 8
    1
    Motshwari
    1228‘ 17 0+0 6.9
    no photo 15
    2
    Mbanjwa
    758‘ 19 1+2 6.8
  • no photo 27
    AM 2
    Ekstein
    1237‘ 20 1+1 7.1
    no photo 33
    1
    Junior Dion
    962‘ 17 4+0 7.1
  • no photo 19
    Mapfumo
    1480‘ 20 3+2 7.3
  • no photo 13
    2
    Bafana Nana
    404‘ 7 0+0 6.9
    no photo 8
    2
    Mabena
    815‘ 13 2+0 6.4
    no photo 17
    1
    Mashikinya
    1997‘ 25 2+1 6.8
    no photo 7
    1
    Simon Ramabu
    1857‘ 26 3+0 7.4
  • no photo 21
    1
    Kambala
    1194‘ 18 0+0 6.8
  • no photo 2
    1
    Thabang Matuludi
    2249‘ 25 1+1 7.5
    no photo 4
    1
    Nikani
    2160‘ 24 1+0 7.3
    no photo 34
    1
    Petrus Nkaki
    2322‘ 26 1+1 7.2
    no photo 33
    1
    Ndlovu
    1591‘ 19 0+0 7.0
  • no photo 1
    1
    Sapunga
    1620‘ 18 0+0 7.4
5-3-2
Coach: Pablo Franco
4-1-4-1
Coach P. Mohafe

Stats:

shots

Player Junior Dion 2
Player Sikhakhane 2
Player Mobara 2
Player Mbanjwa 2
Player Nikani 2
Player Mapfumo 2

Acc. Passes

Player Letsoalo 100% (5)
Player Nkwe 100% (6)
Player Ekstein 93% (31)
Player Gumede 87% (54)
Player Mothwa 87% (24)
Player Mbanjwa 86% (23)

dribbles

Player Sikhakhane 4 (2)
Player Hanamub 2 (0)
Player Gumede 1 (1)
Player Motshwari 1 (0)
Player Mbanjwa 1 (0)
Player Maluleka 1 (0)

Key Passes

Player Mabena 3
Player Simon Ramabu 3
Player Junior Dion 2
Player Ekstein 2
Player Mapfumo 2
Player Maluleka 1

goals

Chidi Kwem 6
Junior Dion 4
Gumede 2
Mulenga 1
Ngema 1
Hanamub 1

goals

Appollis 5
Simon Ramabu 3
Mapfumo 3
Mabena 2
Mashikinya 2
Thabang Matuludi 1

assists

Ngema 3
Mulenga 2
Hanamub 2
Mbanjwa 2
Ekstein 1
Mphahlele 1

assists

Appollis 3
Goovadia 2
Mapfumo 2
Thabang Matuludi 1
Petrus Nkaki 1
Mashikinya 1

Yellow Cards

Brooks 9
Gumede 6
Fielies 4
Mobara 4
Motshwari 3
Ngema 3

Yellow Cards

Maphangule 7
Appollis 5
Nkwe 5
Sapunga 3
Kambala 3
Ndlovu 3

Key Passes

Hanamub 33
Jooste 20
Ngema 18
Ekstein 15
Mbanjwa 13
Mobara 11

Key Passes

Appollis 38
Simon Ramabu 27
Thabang Matuludi 23
Mapfumo 19
Mabena 14
Tlolane 9

Acc. Passes

Fielies 38%
Motshwari 38%
Ngema 37%
Brooks 37%
Mphahlele 36%
Moremi 34%

Acc. Passes

Alexander 40%
Appollis 39%
Mashikinya 38%
Mabena 35%
Simon Ramabu 35%
Ngwepe 33%

Total Shots

Junior Dion 23 (0.56)
Moremi 22 (0.43)
Chidi Kwem 19 (0.4)
Hanamub 10 (0.19)
Mphahlele 9 (0.18)
Fielies 8 (0.27)

Total Shots

Appollis 44 (0.92)
Mapfumo 29 (0.66)
Simon Ramabu 25 (0.48)
Thabang Matuludi 20 (0.39)
Mashikinya 14 (0.27)
Petrus Nkaki 12 (0.22)

BENCH

Wayde Jooste
RB 2
26 Jooste
1338‘ 18 0+1
Tshepang Moremi
LW 1
23 Moremi
1283‘ 25 1+0 6.4
E. Brooks
CM 1
18 Brooks
1576‘ 26 1+0 6.8
Augustine Mulenga
CF 2
11 Mulenga
435‘ 10 1+2 6.4
Sepana Letsoalo
CF 1
28 Letsoalo
657‘ 16 1+0 6.4
Sifiso Ngobeni
LB 2
25 Ngobeni
69‘ 1 0+0
Olwethu Mzimela
GK 2
1 Mzimela
554‘ 7 0+0
Rowan Human
CM 3
1
21 Human
157‘ 9 0+0
Msindisi Ndlovu
LM 3
3
3 Ndlovu
37‘ 8 0+0
N. Maphangule
CM 1
14 Maphangule
1653‘ 22 0+0 6.6
Amos Kudzai Mokwena
GK 3
50 Kudzai Mokwena
0‘ 0 0+0
Tshabalala Sibusiso
CF 3
29 Sibusiso
210‘ 7 0+0
Oswin Appollis
LW
11 Appollis
2065‘ 25 5+3 7.2
Francious Baloyi
CB 3
5 Baloyi
227‘ 7 0+0
Tlou Nkwe
LB 2
3 Nkwe
782‘ 16 0+0 6.6
Lucky Baloyi
CM 3
35 Baloyi
169‘ 4 0+0
Hlayisi Chauke
CF 2
9 Chauke
619‘ 17 0+0
Stevens Goovadia
RM 3
1
16 Goovadia
308‘ 12 0+2
Goal fact

AmaZulu

  • Unbeaten run (4) at home stadium

    AmaZulu are unbeaten in their last 4 home games in Premier League (2W, 2D). Players scored 6 goals and 2 conceded in that run.

  • Second absence for Celimpilo Ngema

    Coach Pablo Franco is still without his key player Celimpilo Ngema (21 matches, 1 goals, 3 assists). Reason: not available.

  • Augustine Chidi Kwem is a fresh missing

    Coach Pablo Franco is without his key player Augustine Chidi Kwem (20 matches, 6 goals, 0 assists). Reason: not available. His absence can be a big blow for the team.

  • Bad results in last matches for AmaZulu

    Bad form within the last 5 games. Not easy period for the players and coach Pablo Franco as the form record is (0W, 2D, 3L) with their average of 2 goals conceded per game.

  • Unwinning streak (5) matches

    AmaZulu have failed to win 5 matches in a row. Last win was against Royal AM (3-0) on 29.12.23

Polokwane City

  • Unbeaten run (3) in last away games

    Polokwane City are unbeaten in their last 3 Premier League away games (2W, 1D). Players scored 3 goals and 1 conceded in that run.

AmaZulu

Summary

Polokwane City

H2H

1
3
2

H2H (HOME/AWAY)

1
2
1

FORM

0.83
1.67

FORM (HOME/AWAY)

1.33
1.5
AmaZulu

Team Strength

Polokwane City
44% Avg. minutes played (last 6) 77%
5 Changes (vs. last game) 1
1 Fresh important missings 0
1 Missings 3

Head to head

AmaZulu 40%
1wins
3 draws
2 wins
6 matches
60% Polokwane City
OVER 1.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 2.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 3.5
17% 1/6 times
BTTS
17% 1/6 times
CARDS
2.3 Ø
Corners
12 Ø

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
09/25/23 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0-0
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-0 9 - 15 1- 4 74 - 50 8 - 3 4 (58%)
3 (45%)
160 175 175
02/02/20 Premier League
AmaZulu AmaZulu
1-0
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0-0 12 - 7 3- 5 118 - 72 5 - 8 0 (62%)
6 (39%)
- - -
08/10/19 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
1-0
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-0 4 - 3 1- 0 55 - 69 1 - 6 2 (82%)
5 (53%)
- - -
01/05/19 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
3-2
AmaZulu AmaZulu
3-1 7 - 15 3- 4 80 - 103 6 - 10 7 (53%)
0 (70%)
- - -
11/11/18 Premier League
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-0
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0-0 8 - 7 4- 1 103 - 64 7 - 6 4 (46%)
2 (67%)
- - -
01/27/18 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0-0
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-0 11 - 8 7- 3 106 - 95 6 - 6 5 (54%)
2 (60%)
150 200 175
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Team form

2.00 1.33 (+-34%) total
1.17 (+-12%) total 1.33
Polokwane City

AmaZulu Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
83% 5/6 times
OVER 2.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 3.5
0% 0/6 times
BTTS
33% 2/6 times
CARDS
2.5 Ø
Corners
8.8 Ø
13.4 Nedbank Cup
AmaZulu
12:00
Orlando Pirates
7.4 Premier League
Cape Town City
10:00
AmaZulu
7.4 Premier League
Cape Town City
09:00
AmaZulu

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
30.3 Premier League
TS Galaxy TS Galaxy
2 - 0
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-0 8 - 14 2 - 4 - 1 - 3 4 (39%)
3 (51%)
130 163 250
14.3 Nedbank Cup
Sekhukhune United Sekhukhune United
0 - 2
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-1 11 - 5 3 - 2 46 - 12 14 - 2 2 (49%)
2 (48%)
-105 220 240
9.3 Premier League
SuperSport United SuperSport United
1 - 1
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-1 11 - 5 2 - 2 16 - 11 1 - 2 10 (44%)
5 (41%)
-110 190 320
5.3 Premier League
AmaZulu AmaZulu
1 - 1
Moroka Swallows Moroka Swallows
0-0 9 - 14 3 - 2 35 - 40 3 - 7 3 (54%)
0 (36%)
-125 200 375
27.2 Premier League
Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns
3 - 0
AmaZulu AmaZulu
0-0 13 - 4 7 - 1 90 - 34 10 - 4 4 (45%)
0 (55%)
-278 333 750
22.2 Nedbank Cup
AmaZulu AmaZulu
1 - 0
Royal AM Royal AM
0-0 9 - 5 4 - 1 58 - 49 4 - 2 4 (51%)
1 (49%)
-118 220 300
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Polokwane City Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 2.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 3.5
17% 1/6 times
BTTS
17% 1/6 times
CARDS
2.8 Ø
Corners
7.8 Ø
17.4 Premier League
SuperSport United
13:30
Polokwane City
7.4 Premier League
Royal AM
09:00
Polokwane City
7.4 Premier League
Royal AM
08:00
Polokwane City

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
30.3 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
1 - 0
Chippa United Chippa United
1-0 5 - 3 3 - 0 22 - 33 4 - 3 2 (60%)
3 (47%)
125 188 240
10.3 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0 - 1
Golden Arrows Golden Arrows
0-0 14 - 6 4 - 4 31 - 31 5 - 1 1 (73%)
2 (31%)
100 190 280
2.3 Premier League
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0 - 1
Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates
0-0 7 - 14 2 - 3 51 - 74 0 - 7 4 (73%)
1 (48%)
425 210 -137
24.2 Nedbank Cup
Richards Bay Richards Bay
3 - 2
Polokwane City Polokwane City
2-1 16 - 10 9 - 6 61 - 67 7 - 7 2 (43%)
3 (44%)
170 180 155
17.2 Premier League
Moroka Swallows Moroka Swallows
0 - 1
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0-0 7 - 12 1 - 5 56 - 72 2 - 3 9 (21%)
2 (65%)
333 260 -143
30.12 Premier League
Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns
0 - 0
Polokwane City Polokwane City
0-0 10 - 9 2 - 1 86 - 48 6 - 2 7 (35%)
2 (56%)
-500 425 1200
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Standings

Regular Season
# Team MP W D L G Pts Form PPG BTTS 1.5+ 2.5+ AVG G
1. Mamelodi Sundowns 24 19 5 0 47:9 62
2.50 33% 2.2 4.7 70% 44% 2.33
2. Stellenbosch 26 14 7 5 38:19 49
2.25 38% 1.7 3.7 65% 42% 2.19
3. Orlando Pirates 26 13 7 6 41:23 46
2.13 50% 2.1 5.8 65% 35% 2.46
4. Sekhukhune United 26 11 7 8 29:22 40
1.63 46% 1.3 4.3 57% 34% 1.96
5. TS Galaxy 25 11 5 9 26:20 38
1.75 20% 1.9 4.1 55% 31% 1.84
6. SuperSport United 27 10 9 8 31:31 39
0.88 62% 1.7 4.5 77% 41% 2.30
7. Cape Town City 26 9 8 9 25:24 35
0.50 35% 2.0 4.2 54% 23% 1.88
8. Kaizer Chiefs 26 9 6 11 22:25 33
0.88 31% 1.5 4.4 42% 31% 1.81
9. Polokwane City 26 8 9 9 19:27 33
1.13 31% 1.4 3.9 42% 26% 1.77
10. Chippa United 26 8 8 10 25:25 32
1.50 38% 2.4 4.2 73% 27% 1.92
11. Golden Arrows 27 9 6 12 29:42 33
1.13 50% 1.5 3.0 73% 54% 2.63
12. AmaZulu 27 7 11 9 21:26 32
1.13 38% 2.0 4.7 54% 35% 1.74
13. Moroka Swallows 27 7 9 11 22:31 30
1.13 42% 1.9 2.7 58% 38% 1.96
14. Royal AM 25 8 5 12 22:37 29
0.88 36% 1.5 3.7 59% 47% 2.36
15. Richards Bay 26 6 5 15 20:33 23
1.25 46% 1.5 5.2 54% 42% 2.04
16. Cape Town Spurs 26 4 3 19 19:42 15
0.63 46% 1.9 3.9 70% 42% 2.35

Cup situation

Competitions
Eliminated
Eliminated
Quarter-finals
Eliminated
Competitions
Eliminated