Bloemfontein Celtic vs. Polokwane City - 12 March 2014
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Absa Premiership: Bloemfontein Celtic vs. Polokwane City Date: 12 March 2014 Time: 18:00 Venue: Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium Ernst Middendorp and his side are in the hunt for all the three points in tonight's league fixture against PSL rookies, Polokwane City, who are on a bad run having lost three games in a row. The Boebie Solomons-led side is looking for a win that could boost their survival chances in the PSL. Having endured a difficult time at Maritzburg United, Bloemfontein Celtic coach, Ernst Middendorp, have turned the corner around at Siwelele, and look set to steer them to a top eight finish. FOR STARTING XI AND LIVE COMMENTARY GO HERE BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC: Averages per game for the season: Shots on goal: 14.9 Entries into final third: 71.1 Successful passes: 271.1 Possession: 50.7% Successful tackles: 25.1 Last three results: Moroka Swallows 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic (Gabonamong 49') Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 Mpumalanga Black Aces (Lamola 50', 55') University of Stellenbosch 0-8 Bloemfontein Celtic (Nyatama 9', 14', 18', Lamola 26', 49', Mogorosi 38', Ntanga 45' + 1, 45' + 3) Key performers: Defender: Clayton Daniels, 2.7 tackles per game Midfielder: Musa Nyatama, 40.9 passes per game Forward/Striker: Hellings Mhango, 2.1 shots per game Top goal scorer: Musa Nyatama (6) Top Assists: Musa Nyatama (5) POLOKWANE CITY: Averages per game for the season: Shots on goal: 11.4 Entries into final third: 64.8 Successful passes: 217.1 Possession: 45.9% Successful tackles: 27.4 Last three results: Polokwane City 1-3 Bidvest Wits (Mngqibisa 50') Ajax Cape Town 2-0 Polokwane City Golden Arrows 1-0 Polokwane City Key performers: Defender: Tlou Molekwane, 3.1 tackles per game Midfielder: Thabo Rakhale, 32.9 passes per game Striker: Sphesihle Nzimande, 2.7 shots per game Top goal scorer: Puleng Tlolane (6) Top assists: Esau Kanyenda (4) FOR STARTING XI AND LIVE COMMENTARY GO HERE Key Stats: The home side enjoy a better possession in terms of stats, and will make use of this to claim all three points. Siwelele have shots on goal that stand at 14.9, as well as entries into the final third at 71.1 compared to City's 11.4 and 64.8 respectively.
