TS Sporting vs Richards Bay: Match guide and preview

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Competition: South Africa Gladafrica Championship
Competition: Wed 05.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kabokweni Stadium (8000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for TS Sporting - Richards Bay!

Insights:
  • TS Sporting have the most scored goals (36) in Gladafrica Championship
  • Richards Bay have the the best goal difference (+12) in Gladafrica Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for TS Sporting and Richards Bay.

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TS Sporting form and stats

5-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Gladafrica Championship numbers at home for TS Sporting, who have the most scored goals (36) in Gladafrica Championship, so far this season.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

TS Sporting are traveling soon after this match as the Gladafrica Championship match at Real Kings awaits in three days.

The TS Sporting fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. From these home matches, TS Sporting have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Richards Bay form and stats

Playing away, Richards Bay, who have the the best goal difference (+12) in Gladafrica Championship, have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Gladafrica Championship this season.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting JDR Stars in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Richards have scored 16 goals in 13 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Richards Bay - TS Sporting 0-0. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: zero - three - three (TS Sporting wins - draws - Richards Bay wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Richards BayK. Mayo
K. Mayo
6 goals
TS SportingD. Chauke
D. Chauke
5 goals
TS SportingD. Lebahi
D. Lebahi
4 goals

TS Sporting missing players

Richards Bay missing players

Total First Half Second Half
TS Sporting Richards Bay
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
10 5 0 Won W 2 7 12
10 5 2 Drew D 0 3 9
6 3 1 Lost L 1 3 5
36 19 3 Scored S 3 16 35
26 10 4 Conceded C 3 11 23
85% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 81%
69% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 54% 58%
38% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 46% 50%
27% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 15% 23%
12% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
50% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 54% 54%
35% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 38%
31% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6 3 3
3.5 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.5 1.5
29% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 67% 67%
Key stats in Gladafrica Championship this season:
  • Richards Bay have the most points from losing position (12) in Gladafrica Championship
  • Richards Bay have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Gladafrica Championship
  • Richards Bay have the the best goal difference (+12) in Gladafrica Championship
  • TS Sporting have the most scored goals (36) in Gladafrica Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Richards Bay 26 12 9 5 35 23 13 5 6 2 19 12 13 7 3 3 16 11 12 45
2 Real Kings 26 11 10 5 28 21 13 6 4 3 14 9 13 5 6 2 14 12 7 43
3 TS Sporting 26 10 10 6 36 26 13 5 5 3 19 10 13 5 5 3 17 16 10 40
4 Sekhukhune United 26 9 11 6 30 19 13 7 3 3 18 8 13 2 8 3 12 11 11 38
5 Cape Umoya United 26 9 11 6 30 22 13 6 5 2 15 7 13 3 6 4 15 15 8 38
6 Free State Stars 26 10 7 9 32 30 13 4 4 5 19 18 13 6 3 4 13 12 2 37
7 JDR Stars 26 9 10 7 27 26 13 5 4 4 14 12 13 4 6 3 13 14 1 37
8 Jomo Cosmos 26 9 9 8 23 23 14 1 7 6 9 15 12 8 2 2 14 8 0 36
9 Pretoria Callies 26 9 8 9 18 20 13 5 2 6 11 14 13 4 6 3 7 6 -2 35
10 Polokwane City 26 8 10 8 24 24 13 6 4 3 13 8 13 2 6 5 11 16 0 34
11 Uthongathi 26 8 10 8 27 28 12 3 6 3 12 14 14 5 4 5 15 14 -1 34
12 University of Pretoria 26 8 8 10 24 25 13 4 5 4 9 7 13 4 3 6 15 18 -1 32
13 Cape Town All Stars 26 7 8 11 23 29 13 4 2 7 13 15 13 3 6 4 10 14 -6 29
14 Steenberg United 26 7 6 13 25 35 14 6 4 4 15 13 12 1 2 9 10 22 -10 27
15 Ajax Cape Town 26 6 9 11 18 32 12 2 4 6 12 21 14 4 5 5 6 11 -14 27
16 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 26 4 8 14 17 34 13 3 7 3 11 11 13 1 1 11 6 23 -17 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Richards Bay 26 12 9 5 35 23 13 5 6 2 19 12 13 7 3 3 16 11 12 45
2 Real Kings 26 11 10 5 28 21 13 6 4 3 14 9 13 5 6 2 14 12 7 43
3 TS Sporting 26 10 10 6 36 26 13 5 5 3 19 10 13 5 5 3 17 16 10 40
4 Sekhukhune United 26 9 11 6 30 19 13 7 3 3 18 8 13 2 8 3 12 11 11 38
5 Cape Umoya United 26 9 11 6 30 22 13 6 5 2 15 7 13 3 6 4 15 15 8 38
6 Free State Stars 26 10 7 9 32 30 13 4 4 5 19 18 13 6 3 4 13 12 2 37
7 JDR Stars 26 9 10 7 27 26 13 5 4 4 14 12 13 4 6 3 13 14 1 37
8 Jomo Cosmos 26 9 9 8 23 23 14 1 7 6 9 15 12 8 2 2 14 8 0 36
9 Pretoria Callies 26 9 8 9 18 20 13 5 2 6 11 14 13 4 6 3 7 6 -2 35
10 Polokwane City 26 8 10 8 24 24 13 6 4 3 13 8 13 2 6 5 11 16 0 34
11 Uthongathi 26 8 10 8 27 28 12 3 6 3 12 14 14 5 4 5 15 14 -1 34
12 University of Pretoria 26 8 8 10 24 25 13 4 5 4 9 7 13 4 3 6 15 18 -1 32
13 Cape Town All Stars 26 7 8 11 23 29 13 4 2 7 13 15 13 3 6 4 10 14 -6 29
14 Steenberg United 26 7 6 13 25 35 14 6 4 4 15 13 12 1 2 9 10 22 -10 27
15 Ajax Cape Town 26 6 9 11 18 32 12 2 4 6 12 21 14 4 5 5 6 11 -14 27
16 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 26 4 8 14 17 34 13 3 7 3 11 11 13 1 1 11 6 23 -17 20

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