Royal Eagles vs Mthatha Bucks: result 3-2 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 18Kick-off on February 18, 2017 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Chatsworth Stadium, Durban, KN
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What was the result of Royal Eagles vs Mthatha Bucks?
Royal Eagles won 3-2 on February 18, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Royal Eagles have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Mthatha Bucks have 3, 10 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2017 | Cape Town ALL Stars(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Stellenbosch(home) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Black Leopards(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Jomo Cosmos(home) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Amazulu(away) | 2-3 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2017 | Amazulu(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Jomo Cosmos(home) | 0-0 | 1st Division |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Univ. OF Pretoria FC(away) | 2-2 | 1st Division |
| Dec 10, 2016 | FC Cape Town(home) | 1-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Milano United(home) | 3-1 | 1st Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Royal Eagles win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Mthatha Bucks win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2016 | Mthatha Bucks 1-1 Royal Eagles | 1st Division |
Last archived meeting: Mthatha Bucks vs Royal Eagles on Nov 19, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Royal Eagles score 2.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Mthatha Bucks score 1.3 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Eagles | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 13/15 | 9/15 |
| Mthatha Bucks | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
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