FC Cape Town vs Thanda Royal Zulu FC: result 1-4 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 6Kick-off on October 15, 2016 at 12:30 PM (UTC)
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What was the result of FC Cape Town vs Thanda Royal Zulu FC?
Thanda Royal Zulu FC won 1-4 on October 15, 2016.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, FC Cape Town have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats; Thanda Royal Zulu FC have 4, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Magesi(home) | 2-3 | 1st Division |
| Aug 28, 2016 | Jomo Cosmos(away) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2016 | Real Kings FC(home) | 5-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 28, 2016 | Witbank Spurs(home) | 5-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Mbombela United(away) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 11, 2016 | Royal Eagles(home) | 2-0 | 1st Division |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Magesi(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Cape Town score 1.4 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 5; Thanda Royal Zulu FC score 3.0 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Cape Town | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| Thanda Royal Zulu FC | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 4/5 | 3/5 |
Over the last 5 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