Home team assists 1

Away team assists 1

Home team shots on target 3

Away team shots on target 4

Home team goalkeeper saves 3

Away team goalkeeper saves 2

Home team shots off target 5

Away team shots off target 3

Home team corner kicks 4

Away team corner kicks 2

Home team fouls 8

Away team fouls 6

Home team substitutions 2

Away team substitutions 3

Home team offsides 1

Away team offsides 2

This game in the National First Division between University of Pretoria FC and Venda FA on March 5th, 2023, ended in a 1-1 draw. Both teams showed commendable performances and the statistics clearly indicated an evenly contested match.

The shots on target suggest that Venda FA's aggressive strategy played out well with 4 shots on target against University of Pretoria FC's 3. However, the home team goalkeeper performed admirably, saving 3 shots on target, one more than Venda FA's goalkeeper. This could be a decisive factor in keeping the score level.

In terms of off-target shots, University of Pretoria FC were seen to be more wasteful, with a total of 5 shots off-target, compared to Venda FA's 3. This indicates the home team's struggles with finishing in the final third of the field.

The corner kick statistics suggest University of Pretoria FC had more opportunities, with a total of 4 corner kicks compared to Venda FA's 2. But, these set-pieces didn't seem to have contributed significantly to their goal tally, indicating a potential area of improvement for the home team.

Foul-wise, University of Pretoria FC was slightly more undisciplined, accumulating 8 fouls while Venda FA had 6. But neither team received any yellow or red cards, indicating that the match was played fairly and the teams were disciplined in their approach.

In terms of strategic changes, there were 2 substitutions from the home team and 3 from Venda FA, indicating the away team's effort at altering their game plan and dynamics. Lastly, the offsides count was relatively low for both teams indicating disciplined attacking play, with University of Pretoria FC having 1 offside and Venda FA having 2 offsides.

On balance, the match was an evenly contested affair with both teams creating chances, but the result indicates that there might have been a lack of clinical finishing. Both teams demonstrated good teamwork and resilience, but will need to work on their conversion rate in future matches if they are to secure victories.

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