South Africa - Premier Soccer LeagueData current as of September 11, 2026

Richards Bay vs Siwelele: match statistics

Richards Bay crest
Richards Bay
1 : 1half-time 1:1
Siwelele crest
Siwelele
155%(2.80)
X30%(2.55)
215%(3.00)

Richards Bay presents solid home form with 43% wins and only 29% losses at their own stadium, with a positive goal difference of +2. The hosts demonstrate offensive efficiency with an average of 1.68 xG and 57% clean sheets in home matches. Siwelele, on the other hand, performs very poorly away, winning only 14% of matches and losing as many as 71%, with an alarming rate of 86% matches without scoring and a negative balance of -7. Although the guests have better form in the last 5 matches overall (1.6 PPG vs 1.2 PPG), their disastrous away run (lllldwl) and minimal average of 0.29 goals per away match speak decisively in favor of the hosts. Richards Bay's advantage in possession on home turf (51% vs 53% for the guests) and higher shot conversion (8% vs 3%) further support the prediction of a home victory.

Richards Bay vs Siwelele: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Richards Bay played against Siwelele in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The game was played on January 23, 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Richards Bay has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Siwelele has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Richards Bay scores 0.79 goals per game and allows 0.93. Siwelele scores 0.53 and allows 0.87. Games in this league average 1.91 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Richards Bay's games and 13% of Siwelele's. The Over 2.5 rates are 21% and 7%, compared with league averages of 37% for BTTS and 28% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Richards Bay has the higher season xG average, 1.38 to 1.24 per game. Richards Bay takes 11.3 shots per game, while Siwelele takes 9.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Richards Bay leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.36 goals per game after halftime. Siwelele leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.20 after halftime.

When the teams score

Richards Bay's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Siwelele, it is minutes 16-30 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier Soccer League games average 1.91 goals. Both teams score in 37% of games, and 28% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Richards Bay presents solid home form with 43% wins and only 29% losses at their own stadium, with a positive goal difference of +2. The hosts demonstrate offensive efficiency with an average of 1.68 xG and 57% clean sheets in home matches. Siwelele, on the other hand, performs very poorly away, winning only 14% of matches and losing as many as 71%, with an alarming rate of 86% matches without scoring and a negative balance of -7. Although the guests have better form in the last 5 matches overall (1.6 PPG vs 1.2 PPG), their disastrous away run (lllldwl) and minimal average of 0.29 goals per away match speak decisively in favor of the hosts. Richards Bay's advantage in possession on home turf (51% vs 53% for the guests) and higher shot conversion (8% vs 3%) further support the prediction of a home victory.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
Richards BaySiwelele
10Shots12
Richards BaySiwelele
3Shots on target5
Richards BaySiwelele
1.34xG1.58
Richards BaySiwelele
3Corners9
Richards BaySiwelele
68Dangerous attacks66
Richards BaySiwelele
8Fouls10
Richards BaySiwelele
1Cards2
Richards BaySiwelele

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 BaySiwelele
0.79Goals scored / game0.53
Richards BaySiwelele
0.93Goals allowed / game0.87
Richards BaySiwelele
45%Average possession49%
Richards BaySiwelele
3.64Shots on target / game3.07
Richards BaySiwelele

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.29Shots per game9.07
Richards BaySiwelele
3.64Shots on target3.07
Richards BaySiwelele
7%Shot conversion5.9%
Richards BaySiwelele
45%Possession49%
Richards BaySiwelele
1.38xG for1.24
Richards BaySiwelele
1.41xG against1.26
Richards BaySiwelele

Shooting quality

Richards Bay: BalancedSiwelele: Balanced
Richards BaySiwelele
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.17

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.

Siwelele is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Richards Bay · 1.6 pts / game - Siwelele

Richards Bay
LDDDW
Season result split
29% W36% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-5
1.21 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Siwelele
WWLDD
Season result split
27% W27% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-7
1.07 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Richards Bay is 49% better for: goals scored per game.

0.79 goals / game - Richards Bay · 0.53 goals / game - Siwelele

Siwelele is 7% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.93 goals / game - Richards Bay · 0.87 goals / game - Siwelele

Richards Bay scoring profile: strong

Richards Bay scores in 71% of games (10 of 14 meczów), while Siwelele keeps a clean sheet in 40% (6 of 15 meczów).

Siwelele scoring profile: more difficult

Siwelele scores in 33% of games (5 of 15 meczów), while Richards Bay keeps a clean sheet in 43% (6 of 14 meczów).

11Goals scored (season)8
Richards BaySiwelele
13Goals conceded (season)13
Richards BaySiwelele
1.71Average goals per game1.4
Richards BaySiwelele
5Goals scored (last 5)4
Richards BaySiwelele
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
Richards BaySiwelele

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal33%
Richards BaySiwelele
7%2 goals13%
Richards BaySiwelele
0%3 goals7%
Richards BaySiwelele
0%4 goals0%
Richards BaySiwelele

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal60%
Richards BaySiwelele
21%2 goals27%
Richards BaySiwelele
7%3 goals0%
Richards BaySiwelele
7%4 goals0%
Richards BaySiwelele

* 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.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time0%
Richards BaySiwelele
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Richards BaySiwelele
7%Scored in both halves13%
Richards BaySiwelele

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS7%
Richards BaySiwelele
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Richards BaySiwelele
60%BTTS - last 520%
Richards BaySiwelele

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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Richards BaySiwelele
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
Richards BaySiwelele
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Richards BaySiwelele

2nd half

64%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
Richards BaySiwelele
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time7%
Richards BaySiwelele
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Richards BaySiwelele

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.

Richards Bay - half-time state
21% leading57% draw21% trailing
Siwelele - half-time state
27% leading40% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per game (1st half)1.2
Richards BaySiwelele
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Richards BaySiwelele
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Richards BaySiwelele
0.93Average goals (1st half)0.73
Richards BaySiwelele
64%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Richards BaySiwelele
57%No goal before half-time73%
Richards BaySiwelele

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per game (2nd half)0.87
Richards BaySiwelele
0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.2
Richards BaySiwelele
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Richards BaySiwelele
0.79Average goals (2nd half)0.67
Richards BaySiwelele
57%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Richards BaySiwelele
64%No goal after half-time80%
Richards BaySiwelele

Richards Bay - second-half results

21% W50% D29% L
17
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Siwelele - second-half results

13% W47% D40% L
18
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Richards Bay - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Siwelele - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.60.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
3
1
16-30
3
3
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
2
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

1.56
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
28%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
23%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.48
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Siwelele

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 BayLigaSiwelele
Average goals per game 1.711.91 1.40
Both teams scored 43%37% 13%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 21%28% 7%
Clean sheets 43%37% 40%
Goal before half-time 57%62% 60%
Goal after half-time 64%68% 60%

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

1.91
Average goals per game
37%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.12
Home goals / game
0.79
Away goals / game
+42%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defensive advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
20%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
10%
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. Richards BayGoalMoses Mthembu
  2. Richards BayYellow cardMoses Mthembu
  3. SiweleleYellow cardZakhele Lerato Lepasa
  4. SiweleleYellow cardRelebogile Mokhuoane
  5. SiweleleSubstitutionOn: Christian BasomboliOff: Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota
  6. Richards BaySubstitutionOn: Thulani GumedeOff: Lundi Mahala

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.

Jelly ChavaniMatches officiated: 16
3.13Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins31%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Richards Bay's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Siwelele. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Siwelele
0 : 0
Richards Bay

FAQ

What was the result of Richards Bay vs Siwelele?

The Premier Soccer League match finished Richards Bay 1:1 Siwelele. 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 Siwelele?

Richards Bay score 0.79 goals per game on average and Siwelele 0.53. The Premier Soccer League average is 1.91 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Richards Bay's matches and 13% of Siwelele's.

What form are Richards Bay and Siwelele in?

Over the last 5 games Richards Bay have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Siwelele 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.