On the 30th of October, Chippa United will host Richards Bay at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Chippa United, recorded a 1-2 loss against Cape Town City. Ronaldo Maarman scored the first goal for Chippa United in the 31st minute, then in the 72nd minute, Nodada sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Khanyisa Mayo Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Mkhize to cap off a wild match. Chippa United is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Richards Bay, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Cape Town City. Lyle Lakay struck first for Richards Bay on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cape Town City couldn’t muster any offence and Richards Bay ran away with the shutout win. Richards Bay should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Veli Mothwa and Lyle Lakay are the top scorers for Richards Bay in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Chippa United’s most prolific scorer has been Ronaldo Maarman. The attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.