Kaizer Chiefs vs Richards Bay: Preview, team news, time and where to watch

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Kaizer Chiefs vs Richards Bay: Preview, team news, time and where to watch
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Kaizer Chiefs will have their eyes on three more points when they host Richards Bay in their third PSL game of the season on Tuesday evening.

Chiefs will be at home for a second successive game and after back-to-back wins, there is expectation that a third victory on the bounce will be witnessed at the FNB Stadium.

Amakhosi are high on confidence after the dream start but face a wounded Richards Bay, who have lost three straight matches in the new season.

Form guide

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Chiefs are among four sides that have opened the season with back-to-back victories after beating Stellenbosch FC 2-0 in the season-opener before a slim 1-0 victory over Polokwane City and will want to make a statement with a third triumph on the bounce.

With champions Mamelodi Sundowns on four points and rivals Orlando Pirates without a point, Chiefs can move five ahead of the champions and nine more than the Buccaneers before the two sides play their matches on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Richards Bay are looking to kick off their season against Chiefs as they started the campaign with a 4-0 loss to Sundowns in the MTN8 quarter-final before 2-1 and 1-0 losses to Marumo Gallants and Golden Arrows respectively.

Richards Bay celebrate their goal against TS Galaxy.
Richards Bay celeberate a goal.

Head-to-head

What will give Richards Bay confidence is that they beat Chiefs in their last meeting, stunning them 2-0 in March, as they went on to finish ahead of the Glamour Boys in eighth position with one point more.

Overall, meetings between these two teams have been even with Chiefs winning four while the Natal Rich Boyz have three with Amakhosi triumphing in the home fixture 2-1 last November.

Team news

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Kaizer Chiefs will still be under assistants Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze, who are holding forte for their boss Nasreddine Nabi, who is on compassionate leave back home in Tunisia, although the former has confirmed that the veteran tactician is in constant communication with them.

Chiefs have no fresh injuries or suspensions heading into the match which gives the coaches a selection headache but defender Aden McCarthy, who has been man of the match in the last two matches, will be among those assured of their place in the starting XI.

It remains to be seen if new signing Flavio Silva will finally start up front or Wandile Duba will still be selected ahead of him.

What have they said?

Ben Youssef has said Chiefs have now learned to break down teams that play with a low block like Richards Bay and hope to apply it as they search for three points on Tuesday.

“After last season, we understand that it’s tough for our players to keep the same attitude; a win was always followed by a tough match,” he said on Monday.

“We also found it difficult playing against teams that play with a low block. Our target this season is to keep our players always ready for the next match, and we will take every game as a cup game.”

Time and where to watch

The match will kick off at 19:30 at FNB Stadium and will be live on SuperSport TV.

Kaizer Chiefs predicted lineup

Petersen; Monyane, Cross, Miguel, McCarthy; Mthethwa, Cele, Shabalala; Sirino, Lilepo, Duba

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Joel Oliver is a seasoned multimedia sports journalist with a rich background in covering diverse football stories and events in South Africa and beyond.
His extensive coverage spans subjects touching on the PSL, with a focus on the Big Three (Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs & Mamelodi Sundowns), Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana.

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