Richards Bay vs Amazulu Premier Soccer League prediction & result
Final score: Richards Bay 1-2 Amazulu.
Before kick-off the model made it 33% Richards Bay, 27% draw, 40% Amazulu — fair odds of 3.03, 3.70 and 2.50.
Most likely scoreline: 1-2.
The model called the exact scoreline.
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Has the model earned this number?
Amazulu at 40%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Richards Bay vs Amazulu
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 1I. OtienoG
- 22L. MabuyaD
- 5T. SikhakhaneD
- 15MthamosiD
- 25S. McinekaD
- 3S. Mntungwa
- 20M. MthembuM
- 8L. ZikhaliM
- 77L. KhumaloM
- 27N. XuluF
- 30S. BarnsF
- 32S. MtshaliG
- 2S. JaliD
- 53S. Zulu
- 31O. Mbambo
- 21P. Sithebe
- 33W. NgemaM
- 14L. Mahala
- 26W. NgidiF
- 1O. MzimelaG
- 12T. FieliesD
- 42S. MthethwaD
- 4R. HanamubD
- 14N. RadebeM
- 6S. HlangabezaM
- 50L. MhlongoM
- 17L. BernM
- 23T. NgwenyaF
- 2A. MaqokolaF
- 15M. MbanjwaF
- 24W. KouassiG
- 3O. MdakaD
- 33K. PhillipsD
- 5K. AllanD
- 27H. EksteinM
- 38G. MoraloM
- 19S. ZikhaliM
- 45M. ShumahF
- 11A. SitholeM
Form going into Richards Bay vs Amazulu
Richards Bay
All competitions we cover
- D2-2Kaizer Chiefs26 August 2026
- D1-1away to Durban City15 August 2026
- D1-1away to Chippa United11 August 2026
Amazulu
All competitions we cover
- L2-5away to Mamelodi Sundowns26 August 2026
- W2-0Siwelele15 August 2026
- D1-1Orlando Pirates12 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Premier Soccer League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Richards Bay | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 3 |
| 3 | Amazulu | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 22 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Leading scorers: Richards Bay and Amazulu
Richards Bay
GoalsAssists
- N. Xulu50
Amazulu
GoalsAssists
- T. Ngwenya81
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Amazulu won 2–1 at Richards Bay. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for Amazulu at 40%. The goals: T. Ngwenya 52' for Amazulu, M. Mthembu (penalty) 80' for Richards Bay, N. Radebe 82' for Amazulu. On expected goals it finished 1.73–1.68.
How the call on Richards Bay v Amazulu has moved
First published on 1 Sep at 31% / 27% / 42% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 1 update, it read 33% / 27% / 40%: the biggest move is Richards Bay's chance of winning, up 2 points.
- Richards Bay win33%▲ +2
- Draw27%=
- Amazulu win40%▼ −2
Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.