Richards BAY FC vs Ajax Cape Town: result 1-0 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 6Kick-off on September 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)
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What was the result of Richards BAY FC vs Ajax Cape Town?
Richards BAY FC won 1-0 on September 30, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Richards BAY FC have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Ajax Cape Town have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2018 | Jomo Cosmos(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 17, 2018 | Cape Umoya United(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 2, 2018 | Royal Eagles(home) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Aug 26, 2018 | Stellenbosch(home) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Aug 19, 2018 | Ubuntu Cape Town FC(home) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2018 | Maccabi(home) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Ts Sporting(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Stellenbosch(home) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Cape Umoya United(away) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| Aug 19, 2018 | Jomo Cosmos(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
How many goals should we expect?
Richards BAY FC score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax Cape Town score 0.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards BAY FC | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Ajax Cape Town | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
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