Richards Bay

Richards Bay

VS Scheduled Wednesday 16 Dec 202613:30

South Africa 26/27 PSL

Pirates

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Richards Bay2–3Sekhukhune Utd
2026-09-13	26/27	Milford5–1Richards Bay
2026-09-04	26/27	Richards Bay1–2AmaZulu
2026-08-26	26/27	Richards Bay2–2Kaizer Chiefs
2026-08-15	26/27	Durban City1–1Richards Bay
2026-08-11	26/27	Chippa Utd1–1Richards Bay
2026-08-02	26/27	Richards Bay1–2Polokwane

Pirates

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	TTM0–2Pirates
2026-09-17	26/27	Pirates2–0Durban City
2026-09-01	26/27	Kruger United0–4Pirates
2026-08-25	26/27	Pirates2–0Sekhukhune Utd
2026-08-16	26/27	Chippa Utd0–3Pirates
2026-08-12	26/27	AmaZulu1–1Pirates
2026-08-01	26/27	Pirates2–0Milford

Richards Bay Pirates

Wins

0%

86%

Over 2.5 goals

71%

29%

Both teams scored

100%

14%

Clean sheets

0%

86%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Richards Bay

Home · PSL

Home			Away		1st goal
14	Richards Bay		Mamelodi	1
14	Richards Bay		Pirates	2
14	Richards Bay	1–2	AmaZulu	3	52′ Away
14	Richards Bay	2–2	Kaizer Chiefs	4	8′ Home
14	Richards Bay		Milford	5
14	Richards Bay	2–3	Sekhukhune Utd	6	10′ Away
14	Richards Bay		Stellenbosch	7
14	Richards Bay		Arrows	8
14	Richards Bay		Chippa Utd	9
14	Richards Bay		Durban City	10
14	Richards Bay	1–2	Polokwane	11	18′ Away
14	Richards Bay		TS Galaxy	12
14	Richards Bay		Kruger United	13
14 · Richards Bay
14	Richards Bay		Siwelele	15
14	Richards Bay		TTM	16

Pirates

Away · PSL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Mamelodi		Pirates	2
2 · Pirates
3	AmaZulu	1–1	Pirates	2	7′ Away
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Pirates	2
5	Milford		Pirates	2
6	Sekhukhune Utd		Pirates	2
7	Stellenbosch		Pirates	2
8	Arrows		Pirates	2
9	Chippa Utd	0–3	Pirates	2	60′ Away
10	Durban City		Pirates	2
11	Polokwane		Pirates	2
12	TS Galaxy		Pirates	2
13	Kruger United	0–4	Pirates	2	4′ Away
14	Richards Bay		Pirates	2
15	Siwelele		Pirates	2
16	TTM	0–2	Pirates	2	32′ Away

Richards Bay Home Pirates Away

Wins

0%

75%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

100%

50%

Over 3.5

50%

25%

Both teams scored

100%

25%

Clean sheets

0%

75%

Scores first

25%

100%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

PSL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Richards Bay

7 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away3 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	0.25	0.67	0.43
Draws	25.0%	66.7%	42.9%
Goals scored / match	1.50	1.00	1.29
Goals conceded / match	2.25	2.33	2.29
Total goals / match	3.75	3.33	3.57
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	66.7%	28.6%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	0 of 1	0%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 3	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	1
16–30	0	2
31–45	1	0
46–60	0	2
61–75	1	1
76–90	3	3

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Pirates

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	2.50	2.71
Draws	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%
Goals scored / match	2.00	2.50	2.29
Goals conceded / match	0.00	0.25	0.14
Total goals / match	2.00	2.75	2.43
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	50.0%	71.4%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 4	50%
Scores first → wins	3 of 4	75%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	2	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	1	1
46–60	2	0
61–75	2	0
76–90	3	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Richards Bay	Draw	Pirates	How it works
Strength (Elo)	24.6%	38.4%	37.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	5.1%	12.4%	77.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.52–2.63 Model expected goals

55.8% Probability of over 2.5 goals

35.3% Both teams to score

0-2 Most likely score, at 14.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-214.9%

0-313.0%

0-111.3%

0-48.6%

1-27.7%

1-36.7%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Richards Bay	Pirates	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1455	1585	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-34	73	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1503	1491	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Richards Bay	0.43	0.86	0.86	1.43
Pirates	0.71	1.57	0.14	0.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Richards Bay	0%	0%	29%	29%	43%
Pirates	0%	0%	71%	14%	14%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

0.25 Richards Bay at home, 4 matches

2.50 Pirates away, 4 matches

88d Days of rest for Richards Bay

87d Days of rest for Pirates

— Manager of Richards Bay

— Manager of Pirates

0 Matches for Richards Bay in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Pirates in the last 14 days

17 Points for Richards Bay behind the leaders, and -1 above the relegation zone

1 Points for Pirates behind the leaders, and 15 above the relegation zone

2.28 League goals per match

40.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Richards Bay, the right bar represents Pirates.

On the ball

20 matches

5.5

corners

6.29

11.14

fouls

10.43

2.5

yellow cards

1.67

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Richards Bay	LLLDDDL	0.43	1.29–2.29	3L
Pirates	WWWWWDW	2.71	2.29–0.14	5W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Richards Bay	2	1	4	0	2
Pirates	4	3	0	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Richards Bay

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Pirates

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.