Down To Ten
Kruger United
Kruger United played the closing 13 minutes a man down after a 77′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 77′
- Player
- Katlego Mohamme
Premier Soccer League · Matchday 7Kruger United
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Stellenbosch
K. Johannesen 27'
Premier Soccer League
Matchday 7Kruger United0–1Stellenbosch
0.55
Expected goals
1.27
27′77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: KU 0.55, STE 1.27.
Match report
Kruger United 0-1 Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch edged out Kruger United 1-0 at KaNyamazane Stadium in Premier Soccer League. Johannesen opened the scoring for Stellenbosch on 27'.
Expected goals finished Kruger United 0.55, Stellenbosch 1.27. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Kruger United held 62.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Mohamme was sent off on 77', leaving Kruger United 13 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Stellenbosch graded out for counter-punch — 38.0% possession and 1.27 expected goals. Kruger United graded out for passive possession — 62.0% possession and 0.55 expected goals.
Keanan Johannessen came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.7 for Stellenbosch from 1 goal and 1 shot.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Stellenbosch conceding the most free-kicks (14).
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
62%Possession38%
12Shots10
0.55xG1.27
What the numbers say
5 readsCounter-Punch
Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.27 xG from 38.0% possession.
- Possession
- 38.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.27
- Opponent xG
- 0.55
Passive Possession
Kruger United
Kruger United controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 62.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.55
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.12
Shooting From Range
Kruger United
Kruger United could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 58% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 7 of 12
- Share
- 58%
- xG per shot
- 0.05
Timeline
🟨2'
Darrel Matsheke
Foul
Katlego Mohamme
Foul
🟨6'
⚽27'
K. Johannesen
Ozil ↑ T. Tavengwa ↓
🔄28'
Half-time
🟨51'
Bradley Grobler
Foul
🔄58'
T. Lebitso ↑ Q. Plaatjies ↓
🔄58'
C. Butsaka ↑ Daniels ↓
L. Kapinga ↑ N. Makhubela ↓
🔄61'
A. Mphothe ↑ M. Zwane ↓
🔄61'
🟨67'
Siviwe Nkwali
Time wasting
C. Ngema ↑ M. Matima ↓
🔄73'
W. Makhubu ↑ Unknown ↓
🔄73'
🔄76'
Q. Sibande ↑ K. Johannesen ↓
🔄76'
V. Andrieas ↑ D. Matsheke ↓
🔄76'
S. Kwayiba ↑ B. Grobler ↓
Katlego Mohamme
Foul
🟨77'
Katlego Mohamme
Foul
🟥77'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueKaNyamazane Stadium, Mbombela
RefereeSiyabulela Qunta, South Africa
CompetitionPremier Soccer League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished