Highlands Park FC vs Mthatha Bucks: result 3-0 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 27Kick-off on April 14, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa
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What was the result of Highlands Park FC vs Mthatha Bucks?
Highlands Park FC won 3-0 on April 14, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Highlands Park FC have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats; Mthatha Bucks have 2, 6 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2018 | Univ. OF Pretoria FC(home) | 5-1 | 1st Division |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Marumo Gallants(away) | 4-0 | 1st Division |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Mbombela United(home) | 7-1 | 1st Division |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Witbank Spurs(away) | 3-0 | 1st Division |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Uthongathi FC(home) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2018 | Richards BAY FC(home) | 2-2 | 1st Division |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Witbank Spurs(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Uthongathi FC(home) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Ubuntu Cape Town FC(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Black Leopards(home) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Highlands Park FC win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Mthatha Bucks win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2017 | Mthatha Bucks 1-3 Highlands Park FC | 1st Division |
Last archived meeting: Mthatha Bucks vs Highlands Park FC on Dec 9, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Highlands Park FC score 2.7 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 15; Mthatha Bucks score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Park FC | 2.7 | 0.4 | 9 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
| Mthatha Bucks | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 14, 2018Mbombela United0-2Stellenbosch
- Apr 14, 2018Univ. OF Pretoria FC4-3Cape Town ALL Stars
- Apr 14, 2018Uthongathi FC1-1Ubuntu Cape Town FC
- Apr 14, 2018Richards BAY FC1-2Super Eagles
- Apr 14, 2018Marumo Gallants1-1Real Kings FC
- Apr 15, 2018Witbank Spurs2-0Black Leopards
- Apr 15, 2018Royal Eagles0-0Jomo Cosmos