On the 15th of January, Royal AM will travel to Pietermaritzburg to battle Maritzburg United in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, Maritzburg United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tshakhuma. Tshepo Gumede struck first for Maritzburg United on an own goal in the 79th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tshakhuma was frustrated by Maritzburg United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maritzburg United ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while royal AM is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against AmaZulu. Sera Motebang scored the first goal for Royal AM in the 12th minute, then Mxolisi Macuphu added another in the 85th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed AmaZulu couldn’t manage to score, and Royal AM took the shutout win. Royal AM is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Maritzburg United and Royal AM last played eachother at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Aug 24th. Royal AM won by a score of 1 to 0. Sera Motebang struck first for Royal AM in the 10th minute on a feed from Andre De Jong, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maritzburg United couldn’t manage to score, and Royal AM took the shutout win.
For Royal AM, their top scorers are Ruzaigh Gamildien and Sera Motebang, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Samy and Djakaridja Traoré are the top scorers for Maritzburg United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.