Friday, April 4, 2014

Absa Premiership Match Press Kits University of Pretoria v Polokwane City 5 April


ABSA PREMIERSHIP

2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
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University of Pretoria v Polokwane City

Tuks Stadium
Saturday 05 April 2014
18h00 kick-off


Match background   

-       University of Pretoria will look to break their winless streak in the Absa Premiership when they host Polokwane City at Tuks Stadium on Saturday, 05 April 2014, kick-off at 18h00.

-       University of Pretoria have gone three league matches without a win and were beaten 2-1 away by Mamelodi Sundowns in their last outing.

-       The Tshwane side has claimed 23 points from their 12 home matches so far this season.

-       Their next three league opponents are Moroka Swallows (home), Free State Stars and AmaZulu (both away).

-       AmaTuks are placed 11th on the Absa Premiership log with 28 points from 24 matches.

-       Polokwane broke a five-game losing streak in the league with a 1-1 draw at home to Free State Stars on Saturday.

-       The Limpopo club has yet to win away from home this season, with just one point from 12 matches on the road.

-       Their next three league opponents are Maritzburg United, Kaizer Chiefs (both home) and Mpumalanga Black Aces (both away).

-       Rise and Shine are placed 15th on the Absa Premiership log with 20 points from 24 matches.

-       In head-to-head stats, University of Pretoria and Polokwane City have met in just one previous top flight match.

-       That encounter took place earlier this season, with Rise and Shine claiming an emphatic 3-0 home win in the Limpopo province.

-       Tuks’ line-up from their 2-1 loss to Sundowns: Arubi, Sibande (Mathosi 82’), Monyai (Massa 72’), Shoyisa, Kekana, Mkhawanazi, Mosadi, Ketjijere, Matsi, Nyondo, Mnyamane (Zwane 72’).

-       Polokwane’s line-up from their 1-1 draw with Stars: Marumo, Mthimkulu, Tshilo, Mngqibisa, Molekwane, Rakhale, Sibande (Nzimande 86’), Molala, Moyana (Jembula 80’), Kanyenda (Tlolane 60’), Mncwango.
                                                                                                                       
Previous meetings   

All league meetings

Season          Result                                                Scorers

2013/14          Polokwane 3-0 U Pretoria  Tlolane, Kanyenda, Moyana

Head-to-Head
(League only, since 2013/14)

Home                                    
                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA
U Pretoria      0          0          0          0          0          0
Polokwane    1          1          0          0          3          0

Away
                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA
U Pretoria      1          0          0          1          0          3
Polokwane    0          0          0          0          0          0

Total 
                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA
U Pretoria      1          0          0          1          0          3
Polokwane    1          1          0          0          3          0

Fixtures and results

University of Pretoria

2013/14 Absa Premiership results

No       Date                H/A     Opponent      (HT) Result    Goal scorers

1          03/08/13         A         Swallows       (0-0) L 0-1
2          28/08/13         H         SuperSport    (0-1) L 0-1
3          31/08/13         A         Maritzburg     (0-0) D 0-0
4          14/09/13         H         Celtic              (2-0) W 2-0    Nyondo 14’, Massa 17’
5          18/09/13         A         P Stars           (0-1) L 0-1
6          22/09/13         H         Arrows            (1-0) W 2-0    Massa 15’, Nyondo 81’
7          26/10/13         H         Ajax                (0-0) D 0-0
8          06/11/13         A         Wits                (0-0) L 0-1
9          09/11/13         H         Sundowns    (1-2) L 1-3      Kekana 7’
10        24/11/13         A         Polokwane    (0-3) L 0-3
11        30/11/13         H         AmaZulu       (1-0) W 2-0    Zwane 25’, Kekana 46’
12        04/12/13         H         FS Stars         (2-0) W 3-1    Massa 4’ 5’, Nyondo 50’ pen
13        16/12/13         A         Chiefs                        (0-1) L 0-1
14        19/12/13         A         Pirates            (0-0) L 0-1
15        22/12/13         H         Aces               (0-0) W 2-0    Nyondo 62’, Mosadi 75’
16        31/01/14         A         SuperSport    (0-1) L 0-1
17        05/02/14         H         Maritzburg     (1-0) L 2-3      Nyondo 14’, Mnyamane 90+2’
18        09/02/14         A         Celtic              (0-2) L 0-2
19        16/02/14         H         P Stars           (1-0) W 1-0    Mnyamane 32’
20        01/03/14         A         Arrows            (1-1) W 4-2    Mnyamane 38’ 87’, Mosadi 69’, Nyondo 79’
21        08/03/14         H         Pirates            (0-0) W 1-0    Mosadi 84’
22        16/03/14         A         Ajax                (0-0) D 0-0
23        19/03/14         H         Wits                (0-0) D 0-0
24        30/03/14         A         Sundowns    (0-1) L 1-2      Nyondo 63’

2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures

No       Date                H/A     Opponent

25        05/04/14         H         Polokwane City
26        08/04/14         H         Moroka Swallows
27        16/04/14         A         Free State Stars
28        20/04/14         A         AmaZulu
29        26/04/14         H         Kaizer Chiefs
30        10/05/14         A         Mpumalanga Black Aces

League position – 11th

                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts
Home             12        7          2          3          16        8          +8        23
Away              12        1          2          9          5          15        -10      5
Overall           24        8          4          12        21        23        -2         28

Polokwane City

2013/14 Absa Premiership results

No       Date                H/A     Opponent      (HT) Result    Goal scorers

1          03/08/13         A         Maritzburg     (0-0) L 0-1
2          28/08/13         H         Celtic              (1-1) L 2-3      Moloi 5’, Nzimande 88’
3          31/08/13         A         P Stars           (0-1) L 1-2      Sarr og 89’
4          15/09/13         H         Arrows            (0-0) L 1-2      Mdluli 80’ pen
5          18/09/13         A         Pirates            (0-0) L 0-1
6          22/09/13         H         Ajax                (1-0) W 2-0    Tshilo 41’, Nzimande 71’
7          23/10/13         A         Wits                (0-0) D 0-0
8          26/10/13         H         Sundowns    (1-0) W 1-0    Langerman og 41’
9          06/11/13         H         AmaZulu       (0-1) D 1-1     Nzimande 63’
10        09/11/13         A         FS Stars         (0-0) L 0-1
11        24/11/13         H         U Pretoria      (3-0) W 3-0    Tlolane 8’, Kanyenda 12’, Moyana 42’
12        27/11/13         A         Chiefs                        (0-3) L 1-4      Tlolane 87’
13        08/12/13         H         Aces               (1-0) W 2-1    Kanyenda 44’, Mncwango 79’
14        18/12/13         A         Swallows       (0-1) L 1-2      Tlolane 70’
15        21/12/13         H         SuperSport    (0-1) D 1-1     Kanyenda 65’
16        04/02/14         H         P Stars           (2-1) D 2-2     Tlolane 5’ 27’
17        08/02/14         A         Arrows            (2-2) L 2-3      Tlolane 21’, Nzimande 45+1’ pen
18        15/02/14         H         Pirates            (1-0) W 1-0    Jembula 28’
19        28/02/14         A         Ajax                (0-1) L 0-2
20        09/03/14         H         Wits                (0-3) L 1-3      Mngqibisa 50’ pen
21        12/03/14         A         Celtic              (1-1) L 1-2      Mdluli 23’
22        15/03/14         A         Sundowns    (0-1) L 0-1
23        19/03/14         A         AmaZulu       (0-0) L 0-1
24        29/03/14         H         FS Stars         (0-0) D 1-1     Tlolane 76’

2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures

No       Date                H/A     Opponent

25        05/04/14         A         University of Pretoria
26        09/04/14         H         Maritzburg United
27        16/04/14         H         Kaizer Chiefs
28        20/04/14         A         Mpumalanga Black Aces
29        27/04/14         H         Moroka Swallows
30        10/05/14         A         SuperSport United

League position – 15th

                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts
Home             12        5          4          3          18        14        +4        19
Away              12        0          1          11        6          20        -14      1
Overall           24        5          5          14        24        34        -10      20

League standings

Pos     Team                                      P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts

1          Kaizer Chiefs                                    23        16        4          3          36        14        +22     52
2          Mamelodi Sundowns          24        15        4          5          43        24        +19     49
3          Bidvest Wits                          22        12        5          5          28        17        +11     41
4          Orlando Pirates                    23        11        4          8          24        17        +7        37
5          Mpumalanga Black Aces   24        10        7          7          28        25        +3        37
6          Platinum Stars                      24        9          8          7          26        25        +1        35
7          AmaZulu                               25        9          8          8          24        30        -6         35
8          SuperSport United               23        9          7          7          31        27        +4        34
9          Bloemfontein Celtic             24        7          12        5          30        28        +2        33
10        Moroka Swallows                 24        8          6          10        27        30        -3         30
11        University of Pretoria           24        8          4          12        21        23        -2         28
12        Ajax Cape Town                   24        7          7          10        21        27        -6         28
13        Maritzburg United                24        7          6          11        28        34        -6         27
14        Free State Stars                   23        5          6          12        22        34        -12      21
15        Polokwane City                    24        5          5          14        24        34        -10      20
16        Golden Arrows                     23        4          1          18        17        41        -24      13

Round fixtures

Friday 04 April 2014

20h00 – Moroka Swallows v Ajax Cape Town – Dobsonville Stadium

Saturday 05 April 2014

15h00 – SuperSport United v Orlando Pirates – Lucas Moripe Stadium
15h00 – Mpumalanga Black Aces v Bidvest Wits – Mbombela Stadium
18h00 – University of Pretoria v Polokwane City – Tuks Stadium
18h00 – AmaZulu v Free State Stars – Moses Mabhida Stadium
20h15 – Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns – FNB Stadium

Sunday 06 April 2014

15h00 – Bloemfontein Celtic v Platinum Stars – Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
15h00 – Maritzburg United v Golden Arrows – Harry Gwala Stadium

Club information

University of Pretoria

Nickname: AmaTuks
Formed: 2003
Major honours: None
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)
P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts
30        8          16        6          34        29        +5        40

Polokwane City

Nickname: Rise and shine
Formed: 2012
Major honours: None.
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)

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