Royal Eagles vs Ajax Cape Town: result 1-2 and analysis
1st DivisionRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 26, 2020 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg, KN
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What was the result of Royal Eagles vs Ajax Cape Town?
Ajax Cape Town won 1-2 on January 26, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 31′K. MosiatlhagaAjax Cape Town (pen.)
- 37′S. MsomiRoyal Eagles
- 90′T. MukumelaAjax Cape Town
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Royal Eagles have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Ajax Cape Town have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2020 | Cape Umoya United(home) | 1-4 | 1st Division |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Marumo Gallants(away) | 0-5 | 1st Division |
| Jan 5, 2020 | Ts Sporting(away) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| Dec 22, 2019 | Free State Stars(home) | 0-2 | 1st Division |
| Dec 14, 2019 | University of Pretoria(away) | 2-3 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2020 | Royal AM(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Ts Sporting(home) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Steenberg United(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Jan 4, 2020 | Uthongathi(away) | 3-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 21, 2019 | Jomo Cosmos(home) | 3-1 | 1st Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Royal Eagles win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Ajax Cape Town win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ajax Cape Town 2-1 Royal Eagles | 1st Division |
| Apr 20, 2019 | Royal Eagles 3-1 Ajax Cape Town | 1st Division |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Ajax Cape Town 0-1 Royal Eagles | 1st Division |
Last archived meeting: Ajax Cape Town vs Royal Eagles on Sep 28, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Royal Eagles score 1.0 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ajax Cape Town score 2.1 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Eagles | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Ajax Cape Town | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1 | 12/15 | 12/15 |
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