South Africa - Premier Soccer LeagueMakhulong StadiumData current as of 14 August 2026

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

Key match information

Sekhukhune United play Polokwane City in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The match date is 15 August 2026. Venue: Makhulong Stadium.

Current form

Sekhukhune United: 1-0-1, 1.50 points/match. Polokwane City: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sekhukhune United scores 0.50 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Polokwane City scores 2.50 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.20 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sekhukhune United 0%, Polokwane City 100%. Over 2.5: Sekhukhune United 0%, Polokwane City 100%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 33%.

xG, shots and style

Polokwane City has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.04. Sekhukhune United: 6.5 shots per match, Polokwane City: 9.5.

Match halves

Sekhukhune United: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.00. Polokwane City: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.50.

Goals by minute

Sekhukhune United: 16-30 (1 goals). Polokwane City: 16-30 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Soccer League: 2.20 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 33%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 0.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.5Goals scored / match2.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1Goals conceded / match2
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
39%Average possession40%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
3Shots on target / match5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.5Shots per match9.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
3Shots on target5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
7.7%Shot conversion26.3%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
39%Possession40%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.04xG for1.21
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.2xG against1.62
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Shooting quality

Sekhukhune United: BalancedPolokwane City: Counter-attacking
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
Accuracy (shots on target)46%53%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.50

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Polokwane City is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - Sekhukhune United · 2 pts / match - Polokwane City

Sekhukhune United
WL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Polokwane City
WD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Polokwane City is 400% better for: goals scored per match.

0.5 goals / match - Sekhukhune United · 2.5 goals / match - Polokwane City

Sekhukhune United is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Sekhukhune United · 2 goals / match - Polokwane City

Sekhukhune United scoring profile: very strong

Sekhukhune United scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Polokwane City keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Polokwane City scoring profile: very strong

Polokwane City scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Sekhukhune United keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

1Goals scored (season)5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
2Goals conceded (season)4
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1.5Average goals in match4.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1Goals scored (last 5)5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
2Goals conceded (last 5)4
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%2 goals100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%3 goals50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
50%2 goals50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%3 goals50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%BTTS in both halves50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%Scored in both halves100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%BTTS - last 5100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Sekhukhune United - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Polokwane City - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)2
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0.5Average goals (1st half)1.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
100%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
50%No goal before half-time0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per match (2nd half)1
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
0Goals scored (2nd half)1.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
1Average goals (2nd half)3
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City
100%No goal after half-time0%
Sekhukhune UnitedPolokwane City

Sekhukhune United - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Polokwane City - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sekhukhune United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.50
Goals scored / match0.50.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.51.0
1 goal50%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal50%100%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Polokwane City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match1.01.5
Goals conceded / match0.51.5
Average goals in match1.53.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%100%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
136%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-83%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sekhukhune United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
44%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Polokwane City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
234%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
177%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 1.502.20 4.50
Both teams scored 0%47% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%33% 100%
Clean sheets 50%37% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%60% 100%
Goal after half-time 50%67% 100%

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

2.20
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.13
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+6%
Home attack advantage
+5%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Sekhukhune United 0 - 1 - 1 Polokwane City. Average goals 0.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Sekhukhune United
0 : 0
Polokwane City
Polokwane City
1 : 0
Sekhukhune United

FAQ

When do Sekhukhune United and Polokwane City play?

Sekhukhune United face Polokwane City on 15 August 2026 in Premier Soccer League at Makhulong Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sekhukhune United and Polokwane City?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Sekhukhune United won 0, Polokwane City won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 0.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Sekhukhune United score 0.50 goals per game on average and Polokwane City 2.50. The Premier Soccer League average is 2.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 33% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Sekhukhune United's matches and 100% of Polokwane City's.

What form are Sekhukhune United and Polokwane City in?

Over the last 5 games Sekhukhune United have a 1-0-1 record (1.50 points per game) and Polokwane City 1-1-0 (2.00 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.