January 21st features a match where Chippa United and Royal AM will play a match in Durban in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Royal AM sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Maritzburg United. Amadou Soukouna struck first for Maritzburg United in the 34th minute on a feed from Kimvuidi Karim, then Amadou Soukouna added another in the 45th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed Chippa United, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cape Town City. Justice Chabalala struck first for Cape Town City on an own goal in the 28th minute, but Etiosa Godspower Ighodaro got the equalizer for Chippa United in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Chippa United at least a draw. Chippa United is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Royal AM and Chippa United last played eachother at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Wednesday Aug 10th. Royal AM was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Andre De Jong scored the first goal for Royal AM in the 30th minute, then Andre De Jong added another in the 41st minute.
Chippa United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Thabiso Lebitso and Etiosa Godspower Ighodaro each having 2 goals in their last five. Ruzaigh Gamildien and Mxolisi Macuphu are the top scorers for Royal AM in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.