Match Report
TS Galaxy went into the game 12th in the table on 32 points; Richards Bay sat 11th on 34 — a 2-point gap. TS Galaxy had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.27 for TS Galaxy and 0.77/1 for Richards Bay (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
TS Galaxy had gone 5 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 1 for TS Galaxy, 3 for Richards Bay and 5 drawn, at 1.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 11% of meetings.
The match was played at Mbombela Stadium (capacity 28,900). Richards Bay led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Richards Bay: Sanele Barns (43')
Key stats
Possession: TS Galaxy 55% · Richards Bay 45% · Total shots: 15-15 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 5-8