This has the looks of yet another entertaining skirmish at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium in the Premier League. Moroka Swallows is in 6th position and welcome Richards Bay in 15th spot. Read about the fixture here!
Moroka Swallows form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Moroka Swallows's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium.
Swallows's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Ajax Cape Town (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The striker Mabasa was named "man of the match" for Moroka Swallows with a rating of 8.61/10. Mabasa scored two goals and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Sekhukhune United with a 2-1 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Moroka Swallows handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The manager Komphela will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stellenbosch in only four days.
Moroka Swallows has scored {3 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Richards Bay form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Richards Bay with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Richards played 1-1 against Sekhukhune United in their previous match. The draw against Sekhukhune United came from a losing position. The Richards Bay manager Dladla brought on Koapeng as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Dlamini was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Dlamini hit three key passes and won 11 of 15 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Mamelodi Sundowns.We have checked recent matches where Richards Bay have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Richards are hosting Chippa United in the Premier League only four days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Richards Bay has managed {0 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding four meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Moroka Swallows, zero draws and one win for Richards Bay. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Mabaso 3 goals |  L. Mtshali 1 goals | H. Mhango 1 goals |
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| Moroka Swallows | Richards Bay | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.5 | 9.8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 40% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 10.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Moroka Swallows | Last season | Richards Bay | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 20 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 83% | ||
| 57% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 47% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 17% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 10% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 23% | ||
| 40% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 43% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 53% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 29% | ||
| 9.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 8.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Golden Arrows | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Moroka Swallows | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Real Kings | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Polokwane City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Cape Town City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Richards Bay | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Ajax Cape Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 0 |
