| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Premier League (South Africa) | 19 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/2012 | Premier League (South Africa) | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/2013 | Premier League (South Africa) | 22 | 1890 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Premier League (South Africa) | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014/2015 | Premier League (South Africa) | 17 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/2016 | Premier League (South Africa) | 24 | 810 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 | — |
| 2016/2017 | Premier League (South Africa) | 24 | 2150 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | — |
| 2016/2017 | Premier League | 7 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Premier League (South Africa) | 18 | 1388 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premier League (South Africa) | 7 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premier League | 7 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Premier League (South Africa) | 26 | 2126 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | — |
| 2020/2021 | Premier League (South Africa) | 6 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/2022 | Premier League (South Africa) | 28 | 2450 | 1 | 3 | 0.15 | — |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League (South Africa) | 22 | 1884 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Premier League (South Africa) | 11 | 964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 |
| 2024/2025 | Premier League (South Africa) | 16 | 1295 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 6.83 |
| 2025/2026 | Premier League (South Africa) | 5 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.51 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 74 Premier League (South Africa) defenders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-01
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cape Town City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 AmaZulu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marumo Gallants FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Golden Arrows | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kaizer Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Orlando Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sekhukhune United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cape Town Spurs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stellenbosch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Polokwane City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 TS Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Highlanders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bidvest Wits | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Ahly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 SuperSport United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maritzburg United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bloemfontein Celtic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Moroka Swallows | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thabo Matlaba went through 5 Premier League (South Africa) appearances in 2025/2026 (156 minutes) without a goal or an assist. Per-match rating over the season: 6.51. Measured against 74 Premier League (South Africa) defenders with 450+ minutes in 2024/2025, he sits in the 15th percentile by match rating; for goals scored he stands 10th of 74.
Season ratings peak at 6.83 in 2024/2025, Premier League (South Africa) and bottom out at 6.51 in 2025/2026.
