Polokwane City vs Richards Bay

PSL 30 Mar 2025, 13:30
Polokwane City
Polokwane City
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Richards Bay
Richards Bay
🏟 Old Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane (Pietersburg)) 👤 M. Mabuto Round 20

Match report

Polokwane City beat Richards Bay 3-1 in the PSL on 30 March 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Richards Bay had 7 shots to Polokwane City's 6.

The match was played at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane (Pietersburg)), with M. Mabuto in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 6 - 7 On target 3 - 3 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 18 - 15 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Lebohang Petrus Nkaki
Polokwane City · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Mokibelo Simon Ramabu 1 goal
7 Justice Figuareido 1 goal
7 Brian Bwire captained the side
7 Sihle Makhubela captained the side
First half vs second half
Richards Bay came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 2–5
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–3
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 4–3 1–0
Attacks 36–39 11–17
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 3
47 Attacks 56
1 Attacks 0
35 Dangerous Attacks 38
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 On Target 1
2 Off Target 2
6 Shots Total 7
3 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 0
4 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 2
18 Fouls 15
5 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
42% Ball Possession 58%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 0
272 Passes Total 366
173 Passes Accurate 268
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Polokwane City · 4-2-3-1
50 B. Bwire
22 S. Makhubela 5 F. Baloyi 34 L. Nkaki 33 L. Ndlovu
21 M. Kambala 14 N. Maphangule
7 M. Ramabu 15 N. Raphadu 11 O. Appollis
17 B. Dlamini
Richards Bay · 4-1-4-1
16 S. Magoola
2 F. Gcaba 5 K. Allan 72 T. Mabua 3 N. Ndaba
6 T. Mthethwa
23 J. Figuareido 20 M. Mthembu 21 L. Mhlongo 17 T. Gumede
9 Y. Mbuthuma
Polokwane City
Coach
P. Mohafe
Substitutes
  • 12 Cole Alexander
  • 8 Thato Letshedi
  • 45 Kgaogelo Ramushu
  • 16 Stevens Goovadia
  • 40 Lindokuhle Mathebula
  • 42 Surprise Manthosi
  • 31 Sabelo Motsa
  • 23 Lerato Ntamane
  • 47 Monty Batlhabane
Richards Bay
Coach
R.Gabriel
Substitutes
  • 7 Thato Mohlamme
  • 11 Thabiso Kutumela
  • 29 Mxolisi Macuphu
  • 1 Ian Otieno
  • 47 Sbani Khumalo
  • 33 Wandile Ngema
  • 27 Ntlonelo Bomelo
  • 44 Sanele Zulu
  • 35 Thabisa Ndelu
Substitutions
  • 41' ↑ T. Mohlamme ↓ F. Gcaba Richards Bay
  • 46' ↑ C. Alexander ↓ N. Maphangule Polokwane City
  • 51' ↑ T. Letshedi ↓ N. Raphadu Polokwane City
  • 82' ↑ K. Ramushu ↓ O. Appollis Polokwane City
  • 85' ↑ M. Macuphu ↓ L. Mhlongo Richards Bay
  • 85' ↑ T. Kutumela ↓ J. Figuareido Richards Bay
  • 90' ↑ S. Goovadia ↓ B. Dlamini Polokwane City
Cards
  • 8' O. Appollis Polokwane City
  • 62' T. Gumede Richards Bay
  • 88' M. Mthembu Richards Bay
Head-to-head
Polokwane City 3 4 draws 5 Richards Bay
2026-05-06 Richards Bay vs Polokwane 0 - 0
2025-11-01 Polokwane vs Richards Bay 1 - 1
2025-03-30 Polokwane City vs Richards Bay 3 - 1
2025-02-08 Richards Bay vs Polokwane City 2 - 0
2024-05-08 Polokwane City vs Richards Bay 0 - 0
2024-02-24 Richards Bay vs Polokwane City 3 - 2
Recent form
Polokwane City D D D D D
Richards Bay D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Polokwane City vs Richards Bay?
Polokwane City won 3-1 against Richards Bay on 30 March 2025.
Who won Polokwane City vs Richards Bay?
Polokwane City won the match 3-1.
Where was Polokwane City vs Richards Bay played?
The match was played at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane (Pietersburg)).
Who had more possession in Polokwane City vs Richards Bay?
Richards Bay had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.