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Polokwane City vs Mamelodi Sundowns: result 0-2 and analysis

Premier Soccer LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 30, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg

Polokwane City
0-2
Mamelodi Sundowns

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What was the result of Polokwane City vs Mamelodi Sundowns?

Mamelodi Sundowns won 0-2 on August 30, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Lucas Ribeiro CostaMamelodi Sundowns (pen.)
  • 50′Lucas Ribeiro CostaMamelodi Sundowns

Official lineup for Polokwane City vs Mamelodi Sundowns

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Polokwane City

4-4-1-1
  1. 19Douglas Mapfumo
  1. 17Given Kamogelo Mashikinya
  1. 11O. Appollis
  2. 14N. Maphangule
  3. 6L. van Heerden
  4. 13S. Nana
  1. 33Langelihle Ndlovu
  2. 34L. Nkaki
  3. 4B. Nikani
  4. 2T. Matuludi
  1. 40L. Mathebula

Mamelodi Sundowns

3-4-3
  1. 15J. Mendieta
  2. 18T. Zwane
  3. 23Lucas Ribeiro Costa
  1. 17A. Modiba
  2. 35N. Maema
  3. 11M. Allende
  4. 4T. Mokoena
  1. 34M. Mvala
  2. 40R. Coetzee
  3. 20G. Kekana
  1. 30R. Williams
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Polokwane City have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Mamelodi Sundowns have 11, 4 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Polokwane City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2023Golden Arrows(away)2-3Premier Soccer League
Aug 19, 2023Ajax Cape Town(home)3-1Premier Soccer League
Aug 9, 2023Stellenbosch(home)1-0Premier Soccer League
Aug 6, 2023Cape Town City(away)0-1Premier Soccer League
May 14, 2023Pretoria Callies(home)4-01st Division
Mamelodi Sundowns
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2023Richards Bay(away)1-0Premier Soccer League
Aug 19, 2023Chippa United(away)2-0Premier Soccer League
Aug 15, 2023Golden Arrows(home)4-0Premier Soccer League
Aug 12, 2023Moroka Swallows(home)1-08 Cup
Aug 9, 2023Kaizer Chiefs(home)2-1Premier Soccer League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Polokwane City win, 1 draw, 4 Mamelodi Sundowns wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 10, 2021Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 Polokwane CityCup
Sep 2, 2020Polokwane City 0-3 Mamelodi SundownsPremier Soccer League
Dec 21, 2019Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Polokwane CityPremier Soccer League
Feb 19, 2019Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Polokwane CityPremier Soccer League
Aug 7, 2018Polokwane City 0-2 Mamelodi SundownsPremier Soccer League
Jan 6, 2018Polokwane City 3-2 Mamelodi SundownsPremier Soccer League

Last archived meeting: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Polokwane City on Mar 10, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Polokwane City score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Mamelodi Sundowns score 1.9 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Polokwane City1.51.066/157/15
Mamelodi Sundowns1.90.778/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Polokwane City sit 11th in Premier Soccer League (7 points from 8 matches) and Mamelodi Sundowns sit 1st (23 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Mamelodi Sundowns972023823
11Polokwane City81438117

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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