Richards Bay vs AmaZulu: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Richards Bay played against AmaZulu in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The game was played on November 28, 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Richards Bay has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. AmaZulu has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Richards Bay scores 0.69 goals per game and allows 1.00. AmaZulu scores 1.17 and allows 0.83. Games in this league average 2.00 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Richards Bay's games and 42% of AmaZulu's. The Over 2.5 rates are 23% and 25%, compared with league averages of 40% for BTTS and 30% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Richards Bay has the higher season xG average, 1.31 to 1.01 per game. Richards Bay takes 10.8 shots per game, while AmaZulu takes 8.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Richards Bay leads at halftime in 15% of its games and scores 0.31 goals per game after halftime. AmaZulu leads at halftime in 58% and scores 0.42 after halftime.

When the teams score

Richards Bay's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For AmaZulu, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier Soccer League games average 2.00 goals. Both teams score in 40% of games, and 30% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

44Possession (%)56
Richards BayAmaZulu
18Shots8
Richards BayAmaZulu
7Shots on target2
Richards BayAmaZulu
2.12xG1.1
Richards BayAmaZulu
6Corners5
Richards BayAmaZulu
69Dangerous attacks62
Richards BayAmaZulu
8Fouls11
Richards BayAmaZulu
1Cards3
Richards BayAmaZulu

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Richards BayAmaZulu
0.69Goals scored / game1.17
Richards BayAmaZulu
1Goals allowed / game0.83
Richards BayAmaZulu
45%Average possession41%
Richards BayAmaZulu
3.38Shots on target / game2.75
Richards BayAmaZulu

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.77Shots per game8.33
Richards BayAmaZulu
3.38Shots on target2.75
Richards BayAmaZulu
6.4%Shot conversion14%
Richards BayAmaZulu
45%Possession41%
Richards BayAmaZulu
1.31xG for1.01
Richards BayAmaZulu
1.43xG against1.61
Richards BayAmaZulu

Shooting quality

Richards Bay: BalancedAmaZulu: Counter-attacking
Richards BayAmaZulu
Accuracy (shots on target)31%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.43

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

AmaZulu is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Richards Bay · 2 pts / game - AmaZulu

Richards Bay
LLDDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
23% W38% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-5
1.08 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
AmaZulu
DWWLW
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-3
1.75 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 0.66Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AmaZulu is 70% better for: goals scored per game.

0.69 goals / game - Richards Bay · 1.17 goals / game - AmaZulu

AmaZulu is 20% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Richards Bay · 0.83 goals / game - AmaZulu

Richards Bay scoring profile: strong

Richards Bay scores in 69% of games (9 of 13 meczów), while AmaZulu keeps a clean sheet in 42% (5 of 12 meczów).

AmaZulu scoring profile: very strong

AmaZulu scores in 83% of games (10 of 12 meczów), while Richards Bay keeps a clean sheet in 38% (5 of 13 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)14
Richards BayAmaZulu
13Goals conceded (season)10
Richards BayAmaZulu
1.69Average goals per game2
Richards BayAmaZulu
4Goals scored (last 5)7
Richards BayAmaZulu
8Goals conceded (last 5)2
Richards BayAmaZulu

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal83%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%2 goals25%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%3 goals8%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%4 goals0%
Richards BayAmaZulu

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal58%
Richards BayAmaZulu
23%2 goals17%
Richards BayAmaZulu
8%3 goals8%
Richards BayAmaZulu
8%4 goals0%
Richards BayAmaZulu

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time8%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%Scored in both halves17%
Richards BayAmaZulu

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Richards BayAmaZulu
80%BTTS - last 520%
Richards BayAmaZulu

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Richards BayAmaZulu
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Richards BayAmaZulu
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Richards BayAmaZulu

2nd half

62%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Richards BayAmaZulu
15%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Richards BayAmaZulu
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Richards BayAmaZulu

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AmaZulu is 85% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.08 pts / game - Richards Bay · 2 pts / game - AmaZulu

Richards Bay - half-time state
15% leading62% draw23% trailing
AmaZulu - half-time state
58% leading25% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.08Points per game (1st half)2
Richards BayAmaZulu
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Richards BayAmaZulu
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
Richards BayAmaZulu
0.92Average goals (1st half)1
Richards BayAmaZulu
62%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Richards BayAmaZulu
62%No goal before half-time33%
Richards BayAmaZulu

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.08
Richards BayAmaZulu
0.31Goals scored (2nd half)0.42
Richards BayAmaZulu
0.46Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Richards BayAmaZulu
0.77Average goals (2nd half)1
Richards BayAmaZulu
54%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Richards BayAmaZulu
69%No goal after half-time67%
Richards BayAmaZulu

Richards Bay - second-half results

15% W54% D31% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 23%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

AmaZulu - second-half results

25% W33% D42% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at halftime in 58% of games and wins 50%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Richards Bay - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
AmaZulu - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.0
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Richards Bay
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
2
1
16-30
3
3
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
2
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

AmaZulu
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
4
0
16-30
5
1
31-45
1
3
46-60
3
0
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.84
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Richards Bay

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

AmaZulu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.94
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.78
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Soccer League).

Teams vs league

Richards BayLigaAmaZulu
Average goals per game 1.692.00 2.00
Both teams scored 46%40% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 23%30% 25%
Clean sheets 38%34% 42%
Goal before half-time 54%62% 83%
Goal after half-time 62%71% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.00
Average goals per game
40%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / game
0.80
Away goals / game
+50%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defensive advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AmaZuluYellow cardTaariq Fielies
  2. Richards BayGoalMoses Mthembu
  3. Richards BaySubstitutionOn: Lundi MahalaOff: Hellings Frank Mhango
  4. AmaZuluYellow cardSandile Mthethwa
  5. AmaZuluYellow cardThabiso Simon Kutumela
  6. Richards BayGoalWandile Ngema
  7. AmaZuluSubstitutionOn: Elmo KambinduOff: Minenhle Ngcobo
  8. Richards BaySubstitutionOn: Olwethu NzimandeOff: Moses Mthembu
  9. Richards BayYellow cardIan Otieno

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Abongile TomMatches officiated: 12
3.75Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins25%Draws25%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Richards Bay vs AmaZulu?

The Premier Soccer League match finished Richards Bay 2:0 AmaZulu. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Richards Bay vs AmaZulu?

Richards Bay score 0.69 goals per game on average and AmaZulu 1.17. The Premier Soccer League average is 2.00 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Richards Bay's matches and 42% of AmaZulu's.

What form are Richards Bay and AmaZulu in?

Over the last 5 games Richards Bay have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and AmaZulu 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Richards Bay vs AmaZulu?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Richards Bay vs AmaZulu: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.