It's only been ten days and nights since Sekhukhune United faced Liver Brothers and the score was 6-0. Can they get the points versus Richards Bay?
- Sekhukhune United 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.
Sekhukhune United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Sekhukhune United have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Stress levels are on the rise for Sekhukhune's attacking players as they have now played 208 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ntiya-Ntiya was their last goal scorer.
Sekhukhune United's previous match was a Nedbank Cup game also played at home, finishing 6-0 against Liver Brothers. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Prior to that, an away loss at Tshakhuma in the Premier League.This is expected to be a close game, with Sekhukhune United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sekhukhune as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Sekhukhune United has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 13 league games, 11 have had two goals or less.
Sekhukhune United has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Sekhukhune are not conceding a lot of goals here at Peter Mokaba Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Richards Bay form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Two away matches in a row for Richards Bay, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 vs Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Moroka Swallows's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Richards Bay in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Richards Bay, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Low on goals? 12 of this team's latest 13 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Richards have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The newest reported result featuring both these sides is the Richards Bay - Sekhukhune United 1-0 played previously this season. Head-to-head totals (for the previous three meetings): Sekhukhune United won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Richards Bay managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 4 goals |  S. Ntsundwana 3 goals | S. Barns 3 goals |
Sekhukhune United missing players
Richards Bay missing players
| Sekhukhune United | Richards Bay | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 79% |
| 58% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 37% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 11% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 5% |
| 5% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 5% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 21% |
| 37% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 58% |
| 32% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 42% |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 7.4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 26% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 50% | 35% |
| 8.9 | 6.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.4 |
- 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
- Sekhukhune United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sekhukhune United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 6 | AmaZulu | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Chippa United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Royal AM | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Golden Arrows | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
