Royal Eagles vs Highlands Park FC: result 1-2 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 2Kick-off on August 26, 2017 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Chatsworth Stadium, Durban, KN
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What was the result of Royal Eagles vs Highlands Park FC?
Highlands Park FC won 1-2 on August 26, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Royal Eagles have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Highlands Park FC have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2017 | Uthongathi FC(away) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| May 14, 2017 | Witbank Spurs(away) | 3-1 | 1st Division |
| May 10, 2017 | Mbombela United(home) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| May 7, 2017 | Jomo Cosmos(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| May 3, 2017 | Black Leopards(home) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2017 | Jomo Cosmos(home) | 1-0 | 1st Division |
| May 27, 2017 | Mamelodi Sundowns(home) | 2-2 | Premier Soccer League |
| May 17, 2017 | Baroka FC(away) | 0-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| May 12, 2017 | Chippa United(home) | 1-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| May 7, 2017 | Platinum Stars(away) | 0-1 | Premier Soccer League |
How many goals should we expect?
Royal Eagles score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Highlands Park FC score 0.6 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Eagles | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Highlands Park FC | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6 | 4/15 | 2/15 |
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
- Aug 25, 2017Cape Town ALL Stars1-0Richards BAY FC
- Aug 26, 2017Real Kings FC1-1Witbank Spurs
- Aug 26, 2017Super Eagles1-3Mbombela United
- Aug 26, 2017Stellenbosch1-1Uthongathi FC
- Aug 27, 2017Black Leopards2-2Ubuntu Cape Town FC
- Aug 27, 2017Jomo Cosmos5-0Univ. OF Pretoria FC
- Aug 27, 2017Mthatha Bucks2-0Marumo Gallants