Ajax Cape Town vs Royal Eagles: result 0-1 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 12Kick-off on November 24, 2018 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Parow Park Stadium, Cape Town, WC
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What was the result of Ajax Cape Town vs Royal Eagles?
Royal Eagles won 0-1 on November 24, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ajax Cape Town have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Royal Eagles have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2018 | Witbank Spurs(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Nov 3, 2018 | Real Kings FC(home) | 2-2 | 1st Division |
| Oct 27, 2018 | Uthongathi FC(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ubuntu Cape Town FC(home) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| Oct 7, 2018 | TS Galaxy FC(away) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2018 | Mbombela United(away) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Nov 3, 2018 | Maccabi(home) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Cape Umoya United(away) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Oct 20, 2018 | TS Galaxy FC(home) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Real Kings FC(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
How many goals should we expect?
Ajax Cape Town score 0.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Royal Eagles score 0.8 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Cape Town | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Royal Eagles | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy