Royal AM vs AmaZulu Prediction: Expect a low goal scoring contest

At Chatsworth Stadium, Royal AM and AmaZulu will compete against one another in the first week of the South Africa Premier League. The home team came into this match having finished the previous season in the 11th slot, while the AmaZulu squad finished in the 12th spot.

Royal AM will enter the new season with high expectations because they will now be concentrating on at least ending in a favorable position, and their long-term ambition for the season will be to at least compete in the CAF Confederation League. However, they will begin the new season by focusing on finishing in a favorable position. It is possible to say that Royal AM has had one of the poorest performances so far this season, given that they have not won any of their last five matches. Both of the matches ended in defeat for the home team, as they were defeated by Cape Town City and Swallows with scores of 1-2 and 1-0, respectively. In spite of this, they were able to get draws against TS Galaxy, Orlando Pirates, and Richards Bay in games that ended 1-1, 1-1, and 0-0, respectively.

AmaZulu, just like their rival, will now feel confident about the possibility of having a fantastic start to the season. The fact that the away team finished in 12th place in the South Africa Premier League with 33 points after playing in 30 games and averaging 1.1 points per game indicates that they did not have a very successful 2022–2023 season. During the same season, AmaZulu was only able to score 29 points, while they allowed as many as 33 points to be scored against them. The away team entered the new season with a record of 0-1, their lone victory coming in the previous season's opening game against Sekhukhune, which they won 2-0. However, in subsequent games during that time, they lost to SuperSport United, Orlando Pirates, and Golden Arrows, and they tied Mamelodi Sundowns. Overall, they went 1-3-1 during that span.

Only four times in recent history have Royal AM and AmaZulu competed against one another, with Royal AM coming out on top one game to none for AmaZulu. A draw decided three of the games in total. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Royal AM scored three goals, while AmaZulu only managed to score one.

This appears to be a promising battle; nevertheless, there is a strong possibility that there will be few goals scored because both teams will be hoping for a better start to the new season. As a result of the anticipated high number of defensive plays, we should anticipate a total of only two goals, with the game ending in a 1-1 tie.