FC Cape Town vs Royal Eagles: result 1-4 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 8Kick-off on October 26, 2016 at 12:30 PM (UTC)
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What was the result of FC Cape Town vs Royal Eagles?
Royal Eagles won 1-4 on October 26, 2016.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, FC Cape Town have 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Royal Eagles have 3, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2016 | Black Leopards(away) | 2-3 | 1st Division |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Thanda Royal Zulu FC(home) | 1-4 | 1st Division |
| Oct 2, 2016 | Amazulu(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Real Kings FC(home) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Univ. OF Pretoria FC(away) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2016 | Magesi(home) | 6-1 | 1st Division |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Mbombela United(away) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Witbank Spurs(home) | 2-0 | 1st Division |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Stellenbosch(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Cape Town ALL Stars(home) | 6-2 | 1st Division |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Cape Town score 1.4 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 7; Royal Eagles score 2.4 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Cape Town | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1 | 6/7 | 5/7 |
| Royal Eagles | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 5/7 | 3/7 |
Over the last 7 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