📊 Form Guide

Cape Town Spurs

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Cape Town Spurs fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-0 Premier Division triumph vs Richards Bay.

In that game, Cape Town Spurs managed 47% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Richards Bay got 13 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

It has been all too rare in recent times where Cape Town Spurs have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Cape Town Spurs have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 6 goals on the way.

Polokwane City

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Stellenbosch in Premier Division action, Polokwane City and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Polokwane City managed 50% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. Stellenbosch had 16 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Iqraam Rayners (17', 65', 75', 79', 82') was the scorer for Stellenbosch.

Bernard Molekwa's Polokwane City have slotted home 6 times in the course of their latest six matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during that period equals 11.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 20/02/2016 shows that Cape Town Spurs have won 2 of these & Polokwane City 1, with the number of draws standing at 3.

In all, 17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for Urban Warriors and 8 being from Polokwane. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 2 on 19/08/2023 when it ended Polokwane City 3-1 Cape Town Spurs.

That time, Polokwane City had 33% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

For their opponents, Cape Town Spurs got 20 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

ℹ️ Team News: Cape Town Spurs

Availability isn’t a big problem, with just a single fitness concern for the Cape Town Spurs boss to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Lubeni Haukongo (Knee injury) is sidelined.

📋 Team News: Polokwane City

Owing to a fully injury-free group available for selection, the Polokwane City manager Bernard Molekwa has no fitness worries to report coming into this clash.

🔮 Prediction

Cape Town Spurs will have a tough ask to hit the back of the net against this Polokwane City lineup who we reckon should score one, at least.

With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 victory for Polokwane City after 90 minutes.

Hoping for a good game.

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Lucas Pereira, 17:09 30/04/2024