Rescued A Point
Marumo Gallants
Marumo Gallants went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Premier Soccer League · Matchday 5Marumo Gallants
M. Ndlovu 17'
L. Nkaki 44'
2 – 2
FT
HT 2–2
Polokwane City
T. Molokwane 3'
B. Dlamini 25'
Premier Soccer League
Matchday 5Marumo Gallants2–2Polokwane City
1.07
Expected goals
0.79
3′17′25′44′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: MG 1.07, PC 0.79.
Match report
Marumo Gallants 2-2 Polokwane City
Marumo Gallants and Polokwane City shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Premier Soccer League draw at Thohoyandou Stadium. Molokwane opened the scoring for Polokwane City on 3', Ndlovu levelled for Marumo Gallants on 17', Dlamini put Polokwane City back in front on 25' and Nkaki turned into his own net on 44' to make it 1-3.
Expected goals finished Marumo Gallants 1.07, Polokwane City 0.79. Marumo Gallants held 63.0% of the ball.
Marumo Gallants had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Polokwane City graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.79 expected goals. Marumo Gallants graded out for shooting from range — 12 of 16 shots from range and 0.07 xg per shot.
Msindisi Ndlovu came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Marumo Gallants from 1 goal, 2 key passes and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 29 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Polokwane City conceding the most free-kicks (20).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
63%Possession37%
16Shots8
1.07xG0.79
What the numbers say
4 readsClinical Edge
Polokwane City
Polokwane City finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.79 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.79
- Overperformance
- +1.21
Shooting From Range
Marumo Gallants
Marumo Gallants could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 75% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 12 of 16
- Share
- 75%
- xG per shot
- 0.07
Cynical Press
Polokwane City
Polokwane City broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 20 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 20
- Yellow cards
- 3
Timeline
⚽3'
T. Molokwane
M. Ndlovu — assist: M. Seketso
⚽17'
🔄21'
M. M. Batlhabane ↑ N. Maphangule ↓
⚽25'
B. Dlamini — assist: J. Mutudza
🟨27'
Raymond Daniels
Foul
L. Nkaki
🔴44'
Mlungisi Sikakane
Foul
🟨45+2'
Half-time
🔄46'
L. Mathebula ↑ A. Ngwenya ↓
🔄46'
T. Nkwe ↑ R. Daniels ↓
K. Otladisa ↑ T. Dhludhlu ↓
🔄59'
🔄59'
B. Mnguni ↑ J. Mutudza ↓
M. Mpambaniso ↑ M. Seketso ↓
🔄69'
O. Moletshe ↑ M. Ndlovu ↓
🔄69'
🟨73'
Surprise Manthosi
Foul
🔄82'
G. Philander ↑ Unknown ↓
🟨85'
Banele Mnguni
Time wasting
T. Kutumela ↑ E. injili ↓
🔄85'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueThohoyandou Stadium, Thohoyandou
RefereeThokozani Mkhize, South Africa
CompetitionPremier Soccer League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 5
StatusMatch Finished