South Africa - Premier Soccer LeagueData current as of 15 October 2026

Siwelele vs Polokwane City: match statistics

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Siwelele vs Polokwane City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Siwelele play Polokwane City in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The match date is 18 October 2026.

Current form

Siwelele: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Polokwane City: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Siwelele scores 0.86 and concedes 1.86 goals per match. Polokwane City scores 1.14 and concedes 1.43. League average: 2.34 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Siwelele 57%, Polokwane City 57%. Over 2.5: Siwelele 43%, Polokwane City 43%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 36%.

xG, shots and style

Siwelele has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.25. Siwelele: 12.1 shots per match, Polokwane City: 10.3.

Match halves

Siwelele: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.71. Polokwane City: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Siwelele: 61-75 (3 goals). Polokwane City: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Soccer League: 2.34 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 36%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

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Pre-match profile— what 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.

SiwelelePolokwane City
0.86Goals scored / match1.14
SiwelelePolokwane City
1.86Goals conceded / match1.43
SiwelelePolokwane City
48%Average possession42%
SiwelelePolokwane City
3.43Shots on target / match2.86
SiwelelePolokwane City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

12.14Shots per match10.29
SiwelelePolokwane City
3.43Shots on target2.86
SiwelelePolokwane City
7.1%Shot conversion11.1%
SiwelelePolokwane City
48%Possession42%
SiwelelePolokwane City
1.41xG for1.25
SiwelelePolokwane City
1.49xG against1.62
SiwelelePolokwane City

Shooting quality

Siwelele: BalancedPolokwane City: Balanced
SiwelelePolokwane City
Accuracy (shots on target)28%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.40

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Polokwane City is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Siwelele · 0.6 pts / match - Polokwane City

Siwelele
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W43% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-4
0.43 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-3-0
Last 5 at home
0-3-0
DDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Polokwane City
LDDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W57% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how 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 33% better for: goals scored per match.

0.86 goals / match - Siwelele · 1.14 goals / match - Polokwane City

Polokwane City is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.86 goals / match - Siwelele · 1.43 goals / match - Polokwane City

Siwelele scoring profile: strong

Siwelele scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Polokwane City keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

Polokwane City scoring profile: very strong

Polokwane City scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Siwelele keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 matches).

6Goals scored (season)8
SiwelelePolokwane City
13Goals conceded (season)10
SiwelelePolokwane City
2.71Average goals in match2.57
SiwelelePolokwane City
4Goals scored (last 5)3
SiwelelePolokwane City
10Goals conceded (last 5)6
SiwelelePolokwane City

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal57%
SiwelelePolokwane City
29%2 goals43%
SiwelelePolokwane City
0%3 goals14%
SiwelelePolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
SiwelelePolokwane City

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal86%
SiwelelePolokwane City
57%2 goals43%
SiwelelePolokwane City
29%3 goals14%
SiwelelePolokwane City
0%4 goals0%
SiwelelePolokwane 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.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time29%
SiwelelePolokwane City
0%BTTS in both halves14%
SiwelelePolokwane City
14%Scored in both halves29%
SiwelelePolokwane City

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
SiwelelePolokwane City
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
SiwelelePolokwane City
60%BTTS - last 540%
SiwelelePolokwane 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

43%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
SiwelelePolokwane City
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
SiwelelePolokwane City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
SiwelelePolokwane City

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time43%
SiwelelePolokwane City
71%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
SiwelelePolokwane City
43%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
SiwelelePolokwane City

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Siwelele is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Siwelele · 0.86 pts / match - Polokwane City

Siwelele - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing
Polokwane City - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)0.86
SiwelelePolokwane City
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0.57
SiwelelePolokwane City
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)1
SiwelelePolokwane City
0.57Average goals (1st half)1.57
SiwelelePolokwane City
71%Clean sheet before half-time29%
SiwelelePolokwane City
86%No goal before half-time57%
SiwelelePolokwane City

After half-time (2nd half)

0.57Points per match (2nd half)1.29
SiwelelePolokwane City
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
SiwelelePolokwane City
1.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
SiwelelePolokwane City
2.14Average goals (2nd half)1
SiwelelePolokwane City
14%Clean sheet after half-time71%
SiwelelePolokwane City
43%No goal after half-time57%
SiwelelePolokwane City

Siwelele - second-half results

0% W57% D43% L
7
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

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

14% W86% D0% L
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.6

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Siwelele - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match0.62.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Polokwane City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.0
Average goals in match1.60.2
1 goal80%20%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%100%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-81%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Siwelele

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.92
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.7 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
172%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Polokwane City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

SiweleleLigaPolokwane City
Average goals in match▲ 2.712.34▲ 2.57
Both teams scored▲ 57%46%▲ 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 43%36%▲ 43%
Clean sheets▼ 0%34%▼ 14%
Goal before half-time▼ 43%57%▲ 86%
Goal after half-time▲ 86%72%▼ 43%

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

2.34
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / match
1.08
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

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

Polokwane City
0 : 0
Siwelele
Siwelele
0 : 1
Polokwane City

FAQ

When do Siwelele and Polokwane City play?

Siwelele face Polokwane City on 18 October 2026 in Premier Soccer League. 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 Siwelele and Polokwane City?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Siwelele 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 Siwelele vs Polokwane City?

Siwelele score 0.86 goals per game on average and Polokwane City 1.14. The Premier Soccer League average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 36% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Siwelele's matches and 57% of Polokwane City's.

What form are Siwelele and Polokwane City in?

Over the last 5 games Siwelele have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Polokwane City 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.