Moroka Swallows will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get a good result from this gruelling duel, versus fiery Richards Bay.
- Moroka Swallows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Richards Bay have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Moroka Swallows have to build on here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium in the Premier League. Moroka Swallows have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 290 minutes without scoring a league goal. Malinga was the last player to find the net.
Swallows drew their last game, also a home match. SuperSport United (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sekhukhune United (0-1).It should be added that a glance at the 11 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Moroka Swallows has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Richards Bay form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League. Richards Bay are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Richards's last game was the home draw against AmaZulu (1-1).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to SuperSport United.Low on goals? 11 of this team's most recent 12 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
Richards Bay have another match that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Nedbank Cup game against Mamelodi Sundowns. A back-breaking programme for the visiting team!
The visiting Richards Bay have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Richards as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other earlier on this season: Richards Bay - Moroka Swallows 1-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Swallows victories, zero draws and one Richards Bay win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Musonda 3 goals |  S. Ntsundwana 3 goals | S. Barns 3 goals |
Moroka Swallows missing players
Richards Bay missing players
| Moroka Swallows | Richards Bay | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 78% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 61% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 56% | 39% |
| 33% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 22% | 11% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 39% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 56% | 61% |
| 50% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 8.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 31% | 42% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 50% | 35% |
| 9.1 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
- Moroka Swallows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Richards Bay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Richards Bay have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 52 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Chippa United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Cape Town City | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Real Kings | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
