Marumo Gallants vs Stellenbosch Prediction: The visiting team will secure a hard fought victory

Seisa Ramabodu Stadium will be the venue for South Africa's round 21 encounter between the Marumo Gallants and Stellenbosch. The home team won the last meeting between these sides and will hope for a similar result here. Can the visitors get things right? Below, I will give a full match preview and offer predictions.

Marumo Gallants

Marumo Gallants played Orlando Pirates in their last league contest and secured a win. In a 2-0 encounter, a 15th-minute strike by Gabadinho Mhango and a second-half own goal by Thalente Mbatha were enough to see this team take maximum points. In the meantime, Marumo Gallants have won two of their recent matches, one other against AmaZulu in this venue. In their last five home matches, Marumo Gallants settled for a draw with Polokwane and lost to Mamelodi Sundowns, while winning the remaining three. With 19 points, Marumo Gallants are seated 13th in the standings with 16 goals scored and 30 conceded.

Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch are coming off a league encounter with Polokwane that ended in a draw. In a 1-1 contest, Stellenbosch needed a last-minute Ashley Cupido strike to avoid a defeat, having gone behind in the 52nd minute, with Dlamini netting for their opponent. In the meantime, the visiting team heads into this game with an unbeaten run of five matches, defeating Polokwane, TS Galaxy and Magesi in that run. However, Stellenbosch's last matches away from home have ended with consecutive wins, while losing three others. This season, Stellenbosch have 28 points from a possible 51, which sees them sit 6th, and a win in this game could take them to third. 

Expert Betting Tips

Marumo Gallants are fighting so hard to avoid relegation and their impressive performance last weekend should be a confidence boost for this team. However, Stellenbosch have stepped up their game so well and their ability to score goals will be a huge advantage for them. I expect a very close game here as both teams cannot afford to drop points. Yet, Stellenbosch need this game more, and I will back them to win. 

Our first option is a win for Stellenbosch with odds at 1.73 on 1Xbet

Our second option is both teams to score with odds at 2.20 on Bet365

Our last option is over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.20 on Betway