Absa Premiership: Ajax Cape Town vs. University of Pretoria
Date: 16 March 2014
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: Athlone Stadium
Ajax Cape Town host AmaTuks on Sunday afternoon in an Absa Premiership match at the Athlone Stadium.
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AJAX CAPE TOWN:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 12.5
Entries into final third: 61.2
Successful passes: 290.1
Possession: 48.7%
Successful tackles: 26.7
Last three results:
Free State Stars 1-1 Ajax Cape Town (Morris 63')
Ajax Cape Town 2-0 Polokwane City (Dolly 6', Paulse 55')
Ajax Cape Town 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Key performers:
Defender: Aiden Jenniker, 3.1 tackles per game
Midfielder: Cole Alexander, 31.2 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Keegan Dolly, 1.9 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Nathan Paulse (4)
Top assists:
Keegan Dolly (4)
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 12.7
Entries into final third: 72.2
Successful passes: 230.3
Possession: 47%
Successful tackles: 23.8
Last three results:
University of Pretoria 1-0 Orlando Pirates (Mosadi 84')
Golden Arrows 2-4 University of Pretoria (Mnyamane 38', 86', Mosadi 69', Nyondo 80')
University of Pretoria 0-1 SuperSport
Key performers:
Defender: Buhle Mkhwanazi, 3.9 tackles per game
Midfielder: Lantshene Phalane, 22.6 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Atusaye Nyondo, 1.6 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Atusaye Nyondo (6)
Top assists:
Grant Kekana (4)
Key Stats:
Both sides have a similar shots on goal average with 12.5 for Ajax, and 12.7 for AmaTuks, however AmaTuks have been making inroads into the final third, with 72.2 entries compared to Ajax's 61.2. Ajax have more successful passes per game with 290.1 in comparison to the 230.3 of the students. Both sides have seen less than fifty percent of possession, with Ajax edging it with 48.7% on average, compared to AmaTuks 47%.
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