Richards Bay vs Polokwane City: result 3-2 and analysis
CupRound of 32Kick-off on February 24, 2024 at 04:00 PM (UTC)King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, KN
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What was the result of Richards Bay vs Polokwane City?
Richards Bay won 3-2 on February 24, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 29′Douglas MapfumoPolokwane City
- 32′J. FiguareidoRichards Bay
- 34′T. GumedeRichards Bay
- 54′T. MatuludiPolokwane City
- 71′T. GumedeRichards Bay
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Richards Bay have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Polokwane City have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2024 | Sekhukhune United(away) | 1-3 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Supersport United(home) | 3-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Kaizer Chiefs(away) | 0-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Royal AM(away) | 2-3 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Stellenbosch(home) | 0-3 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2024 | Moroka Swallows(away) | 1-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns(away) | 0-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Chippa United(away) | 2-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Kaizer Chiefs(home) | 0-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Nov 26, 2023 | TS Galaxy(away) | 0-3 | Premier Soccer League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Richards Bay win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Polokwane City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2023 | Richards Bay 0-1 Polokwane City | Premier Soccer League |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Richards Bay 0-0 Polokwane City | 1st Division |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Richards Bay 0-0 Polokwane City | Cup |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Polokwane City 4-0 Richards Bay | 1st Division |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Richards Bay 3-0 Polokwane City | 1st Division |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Polokwane City 0-1 Richards Bay | 1st Division |
Last archived meeting: Richards Bay vs Polokwane City on Oct 4, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Richards Bay score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Polokwane City score 0.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Bay | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Polokwane City | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Feb 20, 2024Supersport United1-1Cape Town City
- Feb 20, 2024MM Platinum1-6Mamelodi Sundowns
- Feb 21, 2024Highlands Park FC1-1Sekhukhune United
- Feb 21, 2024University of Pretoria1-0Ajax Cape Town
- Feb 22, 2024Amazulu1-0Royal AM
- Feb 23, 2024Golden Arrows1-2TS Galaxy
- Feb 23, 2024Stellenbosch1-1Pretoria Callies
- Feb 24, 2024JDR Stars0-1Hungry Lions