October 4th features a match where Royal AM will travel to Pretoria to battle SuperSport United in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 33 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, SuperSport United recorded a 1-2 loss against Kaizer Chiefs. Grant Margeman scored the first goal for SuperSport United in the 15th minute, then Bimenyimana tied it up for Kaizer Chiefs in the 40th minute But luckily in the 54th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Bonfilscaleb Bimenyimana. SuperSport United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while royal AM is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Richards Bay. Siphelele Magubane scored the first goal for Richards Bay in the 27th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Royal AM 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. Royal AM is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses 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. Last season Royal AM won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Thikazi has been the most effective weapon for Royal AM lately. The defender has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Bradley Grobler has been the most prolific scorer on SuperSport United in the last five matches with 2 goals.