Richards Bay vs AmaZuluLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Premier League (South Africa)

2026/2027

Richards Bay

Mthembu 80'(P)

-FT

Sep 04, 2026

Princess Magogo Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Nkosikhona Radebe

AmaZulu

Goals

8.1

86'Substitution

Keenan Phillips· In

Athini Maqokola· Out

AmaZulu

86'Substitution

Moses Shumah· In

Thandolwenkosi Methuseli Ngwenya· Out

AmaZulu

86'Substitution

Sanele Simelane· In

S. Mntungwa· Out

Richards Bay

86'Substitution

Philani Sithebe· In

Luyanda Khumalo· Out

Richards Bay

Goal!

1-2

Nkosikhona Radebe

82'·AmaZulu

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Goal!

1-1

Moses Mthembu

80'·Richards Bay

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74'Yellow Card

Mehluleli Ndelu

Richards Bay

73'Substitution

Hendrick Ekstein· In

Mondli Mbanjwa· Out

AmaZulu

70'Substitution

G. Moralo· In

L. Mhlongo· Out

AmaZulu

61'Substitution

Lundi Mahala· In

Sanele Barns· Out

Richards Bay

Goal!

0-1

Thandolwenkosi Methuseli Ngwenya

52'·AmaZulu

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45'+2Yellow Card

Lindokuhle Zikhali

Richards Bay

22'Yellow Card

Nqaba Xulu

Richards Bay

22'Yellow Card

Nqaba Xulu

Richards Bay

Statistics of the Game

Richards Bay

AmaZulu

57%Ball Possession43%

15Shots Total16

3Shots On Target2

7Corners7

9Fouls15

3Yellow Cards0

0Offsides6

0Saves2

468Passes358

7Shots Off Target6

125Attacks97

73Dangerous Attacks56

7Shots Inside Box11

8Shots Outside Box5

1Goals2

14Free Kicks12

5Shots Blocked8

3Substitutions4

0Hit Woodwork1

9Tackles17

0Assists1

370Accurate Passes275

25Total Crosses18

3Accurate Crosses3

10Interceptions20

49Duels Won47

1Big Chances Created1

Richards Bay

Manager: Ronnie Gabriel

Starting XI

Ian Otieno

6.5

L. Mabuya

6.8

Thembela Sikhakhane

6.6

Mehluleli Ndelu

7.0

6.5

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.7

6.6

Substitutes

S. Jali

Lundi Mahala

7.0

Philani Sithebe

Wandile Ngidi

Olwethu Mbambo

Manager: Arthur Zwane

Starting XI

6.8

6.8

6.9

6.7

8.1

7.0

6.9

6.9

Thandolwenkosi Methuseli Ngwenya

7.4

Athini Maqokola

7.3

Mondli Mbanjwa

6.6

Substitutes

Faveur Wilfried Kouassi

6.6

6.1

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Moses Mthembu MF	8.0	90'	1	0	2/3	41(63%)	2	9/14
Lindokuhle Zikhali MF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	48(85%)	2	5/9
Simphiwe Mcineka DF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	60(90%)	-	2/3
Lundi Mahala FW	7.0	29'	0	0	-	13(69%)	-	2/6
L. Mabuya DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	42(75%)	2	7/10
Nqaba Xulu FW	6.7	90'	0	0	1/3	16(83%)	-	2/9
Sanele Barns FW	6.6	61'	0	0	0/1	11(100%)	-	4/10
Thembela Sikhakhane DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	51(69%)	-	5/8
Luyanda Khumalo MF	6.5	86'	0	0	0/3	42(88%)	1	3/9
Ian Otieno GK	6.5	90'	0	0	-	40(75%)	-	2/2
S. Mntungwa DF	6.5	86'	0	0	0/1	29(63%)	1	4/6
Mehluleli Ndelu DF	-	90'	0	0	0/2	67(82%)	1	4/9
Shots Total2 On Target0 Off Target2 Blocked0 Passes Total67 Accurate57 Accuracy82% Key Passes1 Long Balls8 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles1 Tackles Won0 Interceptions2 Clearances2 Ball Recovery1 Duels Total9 Won4 Lost3 Won %25% Aerials Won3 Ground Won0 Possession Touches80 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Philani Sithebe MF	-	4'	0	0	-	5(80%)	-	0/1
Sanele Simelane MF	-	4'	0	0	-	3(33%)	-	-

Richards Bay vs AmaZulu — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Richards Bay	15	D3	3	9	4	7	3/15	5-7
AmaZulu	15	L1	0	1	6	1	7/15	9-10

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Richards Bay — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Magesi2026-05-23
L1-2 vs Polokwane City2026-08-02
D1-1 @ Chippa United2026-08-11
D1-1 @ Durban City2026-08-15
D2-2 vs Kaizer Chiefs2026-08-26

AmaZulu — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Stellenbosch2026-08-01
L3-4 vs Sekhukhune United2026-08-09
D1-1 vs Orlando Pirates2026-08-12
W2-0 vs Siwelele2026-08-15
L2-5 @ Mamelodi Sundowns2026-08-26

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Period covered: 2023-01-29 – 2026-03-14
Richards Bay wins: 2
Draws: 2
AmaZulu wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2
Over 2.5 goals: 38%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 0D 4L (Richards Bay view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.2 vs 2

Aggregated from 8 finished meetings (2023-01-29 – 2026-03-14) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 8)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-03-14	AmaZulu	2-1	Richards Bay
2026-02-20	Richards Bay	0-1	AmaZulu
2025-11-28	Richards Bay	2-0	AmaZulu
2025-04-04	AmaZulu	1-0	Richards Bay
2024-11-30	Richards Bay	1-3	AmaZulu

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Richards Bay	13	5	3	-2	LDDDL	13	0
AmaZulu	3	5	10	1	WDWLW	3	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 7 ptsRichards Bay 3 · AmaZulu 10
Positions: #13 vs #3
Goals per game: 1.2/1.6 vs 1.6/1.4scored/conceded per game · league average 1.14

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-09-04

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 25%

(2/8)

Draw 25%

(2/8)

Won 50%

(4/8)

Goals

7-9

Total matches

Recent matches (5/8)

Premier League•Mar 14, 2026

AmaZulu

2-1

Richards Bay

Nedbank Cup•Feb 20, 2026

Richards Bay

0-1

AmaZulu

Premier League•Nov 28, 2025

Richards Bay

2-0

AmaZulu

Premier League•Apr 4, 2025

AmaZulu

1-0

Richards Bay

Premier League•Nov 30, 2024

Richards Bay

1-3

AmaZulu

Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Richards Bay wins

Draws

AmaZulu wins

Goals Scored

7 - 9

Mar 14, 2026 • Premier League

AmaZulu

2-1

Richards Bay

Feb 20, 2026 • Nedbank Cup

Richards Bay

0-1

AmaZulu

Nov 28, 2025 • Premier League

Richards Bay

2-0

AmaZulu

Premier League — matches this week

Match Report

7 points and 10 places separated them: Richards Bay 13th with 3, AmaZulu 3rd with 10. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Richards Bay ran at 1.2 scored and 1.6 conceded, AmaZulu at 1.6 and 1.4.

Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Richards Bay.

The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Richards Bay wins, 4 for AmaZulu, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting.

The match was played at Princess Magogo Stadium (capacity 12,000). C. Kistoor took charge of the match — our records show 42 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Richards Bay: Moses Mthembu (80') · AmaZulu: Thandolwenkosi Methuseli Ngwenya (52'), Nkosikhona Radebe (82')

Key stats

Possession: Richards Bay 57% · AmaZulu 43% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-7

More details:

Richards Bay — live results and schedule AmaZulu — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Richards Bay vs AmaZulu?

Richards Bay 1-2 AmaZulu. Premier League (South Africa) match played on 4 Sept 2026.

What league is Richards Bay vs AmaZulu in?

This match is part of the Premier League (South Africa). The match was played at Princess Magogo Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Richards Bay and AmaZulu?

In 8 meetings between 2023 and 2026: Richards Bay has 2 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses against AmaZulu.

Where was Richards Bay vs AmaZulu played?

The match was played at Princess Magogo Stadium.

Match Timeline

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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Richards Bay vs AmaZulu — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/8)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Fixtures

Premier League — matches this week

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions