Royal Eagles vs Richards BAY FC: result 5-2 and analysis
1st DivisionNational First Division - Round 18Kick-off on January 20, 2018 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Chatsworth Stadium, Durban, KN
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What was the result of Royal Eagles vs Richards BAY FC?
Royal Eagles won 5-2 on January 20, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Royal Eagles have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Richards BAY FC have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2018 | Mthatha Bucks(away) | 3-3 | 1st Division |
| Jan 6, 2018 | Mbombela United(home) | 3-4 | 1st Division |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Ubuntu Cape Town FC(home) | 4-2 | 1st Division |
| Dec 13, 2017 | University of Pretoria(home) | 3-0 | Cup |
| Dec 10, 2017 | Jomo Cosmos(away) | 1-2 | 1st Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2018 | Stellenbosch(home) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Jan 6, 2018 | Uthongathi FC(away) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Black Leopards(home) | 2-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Super Eagles(away) | 0-1 | 1st Division |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Highlands Park FC(home) | 0-3 | 1st Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Royal Eagles win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Richards BAY FC win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2017 | Richards BAY FC 2-3 Royal Eagles | 1st Division |
Last archived meeting: Richards BAY FC vs Royal Eagles on Sep 30, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Royal Eagles score 1.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Richards BAY FC score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Eagles | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
| Richards BAY FC | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 7/15 | 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
- Jan 20, 2018Black Leopards1-2Cape Town ALL Stars
- Jan 20, 2018Mbombela United0-0Univ. OF Pretoria FC
- Jan 20, 2018Real Kings FC3-1Super Eagles
- Jan 20, 2018Witbank Spurs0-2Marumo Gallants
- Jan 20, 2018Uthongathi FC1-0Jomo Cosmos
- Jan 20, 2018Stellenbosch2-1Mthatha Bucks
- Jan 21, 2018Ubuntu Cape Town FC0-3Highlands Park FC