Richards Bay vs Pretoria University Prediction: Richards Bay shouldn’t struggle

King Zwelithini Stadium will host this South Africa Premier League game between Richards Bay and Pretoria University. The visiting Pretoria University won the last fixture of this meeting. How will this game end?

Richards Bay will look to take positivity in this game following a 2-1 win over Stellenbosch. In that game, this team scored twice in the first 17 minutes of the game, with Ntsako Makhubela and Yanela Mbuthuma both netting for this side. However, despite a second-half 59th-minute strike from Iqraam Rayners for Stellenbosch, the goal was not good enough to stop Richards Bay from taking maximum points from that game. Looking at this team’s last five matches, Richards Bay won three, two others being against AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates. In the meantime, Richards Bay played to a goalless draw with Polokwane in that run, while they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Cape Town City. 

Pretoria University will be happy with how things went their way in the first game of this playoff. In game one, Pretoria University took on Baroka, and they came out with a 1-0 win, with Khomotjo Lekoloane’s strike being the difference in that encounter. Looking at this team’s prior games to that win, Pretoria University went eight consecutive matches without a win, losing three and drawing five other those contests. In the playoffs standings, Pretoria University have 3 points, which positions them top of the standings. 

Richards Bay are just too clear of the visiting Pretoria University, looking at their form in this game and the quality of players. In the meantime, the fact that Pretoria University won their first encounter against Baroka will surely give them that confidence boost, making it certain they can not be written off. Therefore, while I think the two teams will still be cautious of losing, resulting in possible defensive play, a bet on Richards Bay to win and a few goals are good options to consider.