The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Real Kings are in the 7th position while the guesting Royal Eagles worry at 16th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Real Kings form and stats
Real Kings's results here at King Zwelithini Stadium in the Gladafrica Championship have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Real Kings are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at King Zwelithini Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Real Kings drew their last game, 0-0 away at Uthongathi (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Real Kings lost 1-2 at home to Ajax Cape Town.
Real Kings has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Real Kings have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Royal Eagles form and stats
Royal Eagles, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Gladafrica Championship, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Gladafrica Championship, after 1-1-7 (9 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Royal Eagles as they have been defeated three times in a row since the TS Sporting match.
The manager M. Medic was unhappy after their last game, a Gladafrica Championship match played at their home ground Chatsworth Stadium. Royal Eagles suffered a 1-2 loss to Ajax Cape Town (placed 1st). A loss against Cape Umoya United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Royal Eagles as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. For Royal Eagles, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Royal Eagles - Real Kings 2-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Real Kings wins - draws - Royal Eagles wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 D. Brown 5 goals |  T. Kunene 4 goals |
Real Kings missing players
Royal Eagles missing players
| Real Kings | Royal Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 22 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 38 |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 74% |
| 63% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 68% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 53% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 21% |
| 68% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 63% |
| 26% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 3.9 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 46 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 56 | 143 |
| 27 | 18 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 19 | 63 |
| 63% | 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 25% |
- Royal Eagles has the most conceded goals (18) away
- Royal Eagles has the most conceded goals (38)
- Royal Eagles has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
- Royal Eagles has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Royal Eagles has the the worst goal difference (-16)
- Royal Eagles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Royal Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Royal Eagles is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax Cape Town | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Uthongathi | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Steenberg United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | JDR Stars | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Tshakhuma | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | University of Pretoria | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Cape Umoya United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Richards Bay | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | TS Sporting | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Mbombela United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Jomo Cosmos | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 16 | Royal Eagles | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 13 |