On the 3rd of February, Richards Bay and Moroka Swallows will play a match in Johannesburg in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Moroka Swallows, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against SuperSport United. Neither Moroka Swallows nor SuperSport United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Richards Bay is fresh off their 1-1 draw against AmaZulu. Thabo Qalinge struck first for AmaZulu in the 33rd minute, then in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Hlongwa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Maphathe squeezing out at least the one point for Richards Bay. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Richards Bay should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Richards Bay and Moroka Swallows last played eachother at the Richards Bay Sports Stadium on Dec 31st. Richards Bay won by a score of 1 to 0. Tshepo Wilson Mabua scored the first goal for Richards Bay in the 11th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Moroka Swallows was frustrated by Richards Bay’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Richards Bay ended the match with the shutout victory.
Richards Bay is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mabua and Sanele Barns each having 2 goals in their last 5. Malinga and Mbulelo Wambi are the top scorers for Moroka Swallows in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.