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Polokwane City vs Richards Bay: result 3-1 and analysis

Premier Soccer LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on March 30, 2025 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg

Polokwane City
3-1
Richards Bay

Full time

What was the result of Polokwane City vs Richards Bay?

Polokwane City won 3-1 on March 30, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 21′L. NkakiPolokwane City
  • 52′J. FiguareidoRichards Bay
  • 58′M. RamabuPolokwane City
  • 71′L. NkakiPolokwane City (pen.)

Official lineup for Polokwane City vs Richards Bay

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Polokwane City

4-2-3-1
  1. 17Bonginkosi Sanele Dlamini
  1. 11O. Appollis
  2. 15N. Raphadu
  3. 7M. Ramabu
  1. 14N. Maphangule
  2. 21Manuel Kambala
  1. 33Langelihle Ndlovu
  2. 34L. Nkaki
  3. 5Francious Baloyi
  4. 22S. Makhubela
  1. 50B. Bwire

Richards Bay

4-1-4-1
  1. 9Y. Mbuthuma
  1. 17T. Gumede
  2. 21L. Mhlongo
  3. 20M. Mthembu
  4. 23J. Figuareido
  1. 6T. Mthethwa
  1. 3N. Ndaba
  2. 72T. Mabua
  3. 5K. Allan
  4. 2F. Gcaba
  1. 16S. Magoola
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Polokwane City have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Richards Bay have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Polokwane City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 15, 2025Chippa United(away)0-2Premier Soccer League
Mar 12, 2025Golden Arrows(home)0-1Premier Soccer League
Feb 28, 2025Stellenbosch(away)1-1Premier Soccer League
Feb 23, 2025Marumo Gallants(away)0-0Premier Soccer League
Feb 18, 2025Magesi(home)0-1Premier Soccer League
Richards Bay
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 16, 2025Kaizer Chiefs(home)2-0Premier Soccer League
Mar 11, 2025Magesi(away)0-1Premier Soccer League
Mar 5, 2025Sekhukhune United(home)2-1Premier Soccer League
Mar 1, 2025Chippa United(home)0-0Premier Soccer League
Feb 21, 2025Stellenbosch(away)1-1Premier Soccer League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Polokwane City win, 3 draws, 2 Richards Bay wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 8, 2025Richards Bay 2-0 Polokwane CityPremier Soccer League
May 8, 2024Polokwane City 0-0 Richards BayPremier Soccer League
Feb 24, 2024Richards Bay 3-2 Polokwane CityCup
Oct 4, 2023Richards Bay 0-1 Polokwane CityPremier Soccer League
Mar 5, 2022Richards Bay 0-0 Polokwane City1st Division
Dec 15, 2021Richards Bay 0-0 Polokwane CityCup

Last archived meeting: Richards Bay vs Polokwane City on Feb 8, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Polokwane City score 0.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Richards Bay score 0.9 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Polokwane City0.50.782/150/15
Richards Bay0.91.066/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Polokwane City sit 11th in Premier Soccer League (8 points from 9 matches) and Richards Bay sit 16th (3 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
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11Polokwane City91538118
16Richards Bay903611233

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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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