Richards Bay vs Polokwane City: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier Soccer LeagueRegular Season - 13Kick-off on February 8, 2025 at 06:00 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 2-0 on February 8, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 52′T. MthethwaRichards Bay
- 69′N. BomeloRichards Bay
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Richards Bay have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Polokwane City have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2025 | Marumo Gallants(home) | 2-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Magesi(home) | 0-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Jan 26, 2025 | Orlando Pirates(home) | 1-3 | Cup |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Cape Town City(away) | 1-2 | Premier Soccer League |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Marumo Gallants(away) | 0-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 | TS Galaxy(away) | 0-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Chippa United(home) | 1-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Jan 26, 2025 | The Bees(home) | 1-0 | Cup |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Supersport United(away) | 1-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Jan 5, 2025 | Sekhukhune United(home) | 1-1 | Premier Soccer League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Richards Bay win(s), 3 draw(s), 2 Polokwane City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | Polokwane City 0-0 Richards Bay | Premier Soccer League |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Richards Bay 3-2 Polokwane City | Cup |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Polokwane City vs Richards Bay on May 8, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Richards Bay score 0.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Polokwane City score 0.9 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Bay | 0.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Polokwane City | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9 | 4/15 | 1/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Richards Bay sit 11th in Premier Soccer League (2 points from 3 matches) and Polokwane City sit 8th (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Polokwane City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Richards Bay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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 5, 2025Cape Town City1-1Golden Arrows
- Feb 5, 2025Supersport United0-3Mamelodi Sundowns
- Feb 5, 2025Sekhukhune United1-2Orlando Pirates
- Feb 7, 2025Stellenbosch0-1Kaizer Chiefs
- Feb 7, 2025Amazulu2-0Marumo Gallants
- Feb 8, 2025Mamelodi Sundowns4-1Orlando Pirates
- Feb 8, 2025Magesi2-0Cape Town City
- Feb 8, 2025TS Galaxy1-0Chippa United