Absa Premiership: University of Pretoria vs. Polokwane City
Date: 5 April 2014
Time: 18h00
Venue: Tuks Stadium
Steve Barker’s AmaTuks side host relegation-threatened Polokwane City at the Tuks Stadium in a PSL game on Saturday evening.
Boebie Solomon’s City team will be desperate to pick up three points against 11th placed Tuks, but will not have it easy in Pretoria, as Barker will still be hoping for a top eight finish, but they will need to win games like this one to challenge the other contenders.
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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 12.4
Entries into final third: 72.5
Successful passes: 231.6
Possession: 47.3%
Successful tackles: 23.8
Last three results:
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 University of Pretoria (Nyondo 63’)
University of Pretoria 0-0 Bidvest Wits
Ajax Cape Town 0-0 University of Pretoria
Key performers:
Defender: Buhle Mkhwanazi, 3.8 tackles per game
Midfielder: Lantshene Phalane, 22.6 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Atusaye Nyondo, 1.8 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Atusaye Nyondo (7)
Top assists:
Grant Kekana (4)
POLOKWANE CITY:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 11.2
Entries into final third: 68.2
Successful passes: 221.5
Possession: 45.8%
Successful tackles: 27.4
Last three results:
Polokwane City 1-1 Free State Stars (Tlolane 76’)
AmaZulu 1-0 Polokwane City
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Polokwane City
Key performers:
Defender: Tlou Molekwane, 2.9 tackles per game
Midfielder: Thabo Rakhale, 32.4 passes per game
Striker: Esau Kanyenda, 2.1 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Puleng Tlolane (7)
Top assists:
Esau Kanyenda (4)
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Key Stats:
When comparing of the stats of the two teams, AmaTuks lead in almost every department, except for successful tackles, where City have made 27.4 on average per game, compared to 23.8 of Tuks. Both teams’ leading goalscorers have seven goals each, Atusaye Nyondo for Tuks, and Puleng Tlolane for Polokwane City.
