Richards Bay vs Royal AM Prediction: Both team are in poor shape

In the round of 30 matches for the South Africa Premier League, Richards Bay will be hosting Royal AM at King Zwelithini Stadium.

Richards Bay did not pick up a win in their previous matches; however, they did lose four of their games against Golden Arrows, Mamelodi Sundowns, Chippa United, and Cape Town City, while one of their games against Maritzburg United ended in a draw. During those games, Richards Bay were only able to score three goals and allowed six goals to be scored against them. During the course of the current league season, Richards Bay has scored 0.69 goals on average per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was issued a total of 38 yellow cards and 3 red cards, which resulted in an average of 6.45 fouls committed over all of their matches. Richards Bay have some sort of problem that prevents them from being able to hold possession of the ball, as seen by their season-long average of 44.93% possession.

Royal AM comes into this match having won one of their previous five matches against Stellenbosch, lost two to Cape Town City and Moroka Swallows, and drawn with TS Galaxy and Orlando Pirates. During those matches, the away team scored six goals while also allowing six goals to be scored against them. Away from home, Royal AM's offense only managed to score 1.14 goals per game, while their defense let in 1.48. There were 47 yellow cards and one red card given out to the squad, while there were a total of 236 fouls committed by both teams. The Royal AM team have a very strong hold on the ball, as evidenced by their overall average of 52.94% throughout this season.

Throughout the history of both clubs, Richards Bay and Royal AM have competed against one another three times, with Royal AM emerging victorious two times and Richards Bay winning one. During five contests, Richards Bay scored a total of two goals, while Royal AM scored a total of four.

Due to the weak defensive play of both teams, we anticipate that there will be goals scored in this situation. In the meantime, as Richards Bay is playing on its own turf, we are pulling for them to prevail in this contest.