Mbombela United vs Royal Eagles: result 2-1 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 8Kick-off on October 21, 2017 at 12:30 PM (UTC)KaNyamazane Stadium, KaNyamazane
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What was the result of Mbombela United vs Royal Eagles?
Mbombela United won 2-1 on October 21, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mbombela United have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Royal Eagles have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2017 | Ubuntu Cape Town FC(away) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Univ. OF Pretoria FC(away) | 1-4 | 1st Division |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Highlands Park FC(home) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Sep 17, 2017 | Cape Town ALL Stars(away) | 3-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Real Kings FC(home) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2017 | Mthatha Bucks(home) | 3-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Richards BAY FC(away) | 3-2 | 1st Division |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Super Eagles(home) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Univ. OF Pretoria FC(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Sep 10, 2017 | Stellenbosch(home) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Mbombela United win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 Royal Eagles win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2017 | Royal Eagles 0-0 Mbombela United | 1st Division |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Mbombela United 1-1 Royal Eagles | 1st Division |
Last archived meeting: Royal Eagles vs Mbombela United on May 10, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Mbombela United score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Royal Eagles score 1.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbombela United | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Royal Eagles | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
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
- Oct 21, 2017Witbank Spurs1-0Ubuntu Cape Town FC
- Oct 21, 2017Mthatha Bucks2-1Cape Town ALL Stars
- Oct 21, 2017Highlands Park FC3-0Super Eagles
- Oct 21, 2017Richards BAY FC1-1Uthongathi FC
- Oct 21, 2017Marumo Gallants1-0Stellenbosch
- Oct 22, 2017Jomo Cosmos2-1Real Kings FC
- Oct 22, 2017Univ. OF Pretoria FC0-1Black Leopards