South Africa - Premier Soccer LeagueData current as of August 31, 2026

Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane City: match statistics

150%(2.09)
X30%(2.75)
220%(3.75)

Sekhukhune United displays solid home form with a 40% win rate and an impressive 50% clean sheets at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 0.9 goals while conceding just 0.6 in home matches, resulting in a positive goal difference of +3. Polokwane City struggles on the road - a 44% loss rate and only 44% wins, with as many as 44% of their matches ending without a goal scored. The possession advantage (53% vs 43%) and higher xG (1.51 vs 1.3) further speak in favor of the hosts. The recent form of both teams is fairly even (1.4 vs 1.0 PPG), however, the home-field advantage should tip the scales in favor of Sekhukhune United, although the slight difference in team quality suggests a draw is also a possibility.

Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sekhukhune United played against Polokwane City in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The game was played on March 14, 2026. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Sekhukhune United has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Polokwane City has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Sekhukhune United scores 1.05 goals per game and allows 0.70. Polokwane City scores 0.84 and allows 0.68. Games in this league average 1.94 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 35% of Sekhukhune United's games and 37% of Polokwane City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 15% and 26%, compared with league averages of 37% for BTTS and 29% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Polokwane City has the higher season xG average, 1.39 to 1.35 per game. Sekhukhune United takes 10.8 shots per game, while Polokwane City takes 11.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Sekhukhune United leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.70 goals per game after halftime. Polokwane City leads at halftime in 37% and scores 0.32 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sekhukhune United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (5 goals). For Polokwane City, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier Soccer League games average 1.94 goals. Both teams score in 37% of games, and 29% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Sekhukhune United displays solid home form with a 40% win rate and an impressive 50% clean sheets at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 0.9 goals while conceding just 0.6 in home matches, resulting in a positive goal difference of +3. Polokwane City struggles on the road - a 44% loss rate and only 44% wins, with as many as 44% of their matches ending without a goal scored. The possession advantage (53% vs 43%) and higher xG (1.51 vs 1.3) further speak in favor of the hosts. The recent form of both teams is fairly even (1.4 vs 1.0 PPG), however, the home-field advantage should tip the scales in favor of Sekhukhune United, although the slight difference in team quality suggests a draw is also a possibility.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

60Possession (%)40
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
12Shots10
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
6Shots on target2
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.64xG1.11
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
3Corners4
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
63Dangerous attacks46
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
11Fouls12
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
2Cards1
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.05Goals scored / game0.84
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.7Goals allowed / game0.68
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
50%Average possession44%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
3.5Shots on target / game3.05
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.85Shots per game11.68
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
3.5Shots on target3.05
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
9.7%Shot conversion7.2%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
50%Possession44%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.35xG for1.39
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.33xG against1.38
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Shooting quality

Sekhukhune United: BalancedPolokwane City: Balanced
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
Accuracy (shots on target)32%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sekhukhune United is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Sekhukhune United · 1 pts / game - Polokwane City

Sekhukhune United
LWWLD
Season result split
45% W30% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-5
1.65 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.88Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Polokwane City
LDDWL
Season result split
37% W37% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-5
1.47 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-4
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sekhukhune United is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.05 goals / game - Sekhukhune United · 0.84 goals / game - Polokwane City

Sekhukhune United scoring profile: strong

Sekhukhune United scores in 75% of games (15 of 20 meczów), while Polokwane City keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 meczów).

Polokwane City scoring profile: mixed

Polokwane City scores in 58% of games (11 of 19 meczów), while Sekhukhune United keeps a clean sheet in 45% (9 of 20 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)16
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
14Goals conceded (season)13
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.75Average goals per game1.53
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
5Goals scored (last 5)5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal58%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
20%2 goals26%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
10%3 goals0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal58%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
10%2 goals11%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
5%3 goals0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

35%
Sekhukhune United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 20 meczów
37%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time5%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
15%Scored in both halves11%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

BTTS and goal count

10%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
40%BTTS - last 540%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
10%Min. 2 goals before half-time16%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time53%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Polokwane City is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / game - Sekhukhune United · 1.58 pts / game - Polokwane City

Sekhukhune United - half-time state
25% leading55% draw20% trailing
Polokwane City - half-time state
37% leading47% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per game (1st half)1.58
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.21
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.6Average goals (1st half)0.74
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
75%Clean sheet before half-time79%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
70%No goal before half-time58%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per game (2nd half)1
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.32
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.45Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.15Average goals (2nd half)0.79
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
65%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
40%No goal after half-time74%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Sekhukhune United - second-half results

35% W50% R15% P
26
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding180%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 45%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Polokwane City - second-half results

16% W53% R32% P
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 37%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sekhukhune United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Polokwane City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sekhukhune United
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
5
1
46-60
4
3
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Polokwane City
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
6
0
31-45
0
4
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.64
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
84%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sekhukhune United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Polokwane City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Soccer League).

Teams vs league

Sekhukhune UnitedLigaPolokwane City
Average goals per game 1.751.94 1.53
Both teams scored 35%37% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 15%29% 26%
Clean sheets 45%37% 42%
Goal before half-time 50%60% 58%
Goal after half-time 70%70% 53%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.94
Average goals per game
37%
Both teams scored
29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.08
Home goals / game
0.86
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
20%
2 goals
1%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Polokwane CityYellow cardTholo Thabang Matuludi
  2. Sekhukhune UnitedYellow cardVusimuzi William Mncube
  3. Sekhukhune UnitedSubstitutionOn: Tshepo MokoaneOff: Vusimuzi William Mncube
  4. Polokwane CitySubstitutionOn: Puleng Dennis TlolaneOff: Banele Mnguni
  5. Polokwane CitySubstitutionOn: Surprise Semangele ManthosiOff: Mpho Mvundlela
  6. Sekhukhune UnitedSubstitutionOn: Mokete MogailaOff: Tshepho Mashiloane
  7. Sekhukhune UnitedYellow cardThato Khiba

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Philangenkosi KhumaloMatches officiated: 10
3.3Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins50%Draws10%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Sekhukhune United's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Polokwane City. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Polokwane City
1 : 0
Sekhukhune United

FAQ

What was the result of Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane City?

The Premier Soccer League match finished Sekhukhune United 0:0 Polokwane City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane City?

Sekhukhune United score 1.05 goals per game on average and Polokwane City 0.84. The Premier Soccer League average is 1.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 29% of games. Both teams score in 35% of Sekhukhune United's matches and 37% of Polokwane City's.

What form are Sekhukhune United and Polokwane City in?

Over the last 5 games Sekhukhune United have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Polokwane City 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sekhukhune United vs Polokwane City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.