This might well be quite the intriguing encounter at Harry Gwala Stadium in the Premier League. Royal AM is in 14th position and welcome Stellenbosch in 12th spot. Read all about the game here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Royal AM form and stats
A Premier League draw at home so far for Royal AM. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 15 matches.
Royal AM are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-4 away versus Orlando Pirates. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Midfield player Sithole got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Sithole served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the match before that, Royal AM hosted AmaZulu and drew the game 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Royal AM perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Royal as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Royal AM has won 7 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Royal AM has scored {0 goals-1} so far and conceded {0 goals-2} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Stellenbosch form and stats
No Premier League points yet away for Stellenbosch, from their first 2 matches.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to SuperSport United in their previous outing. The Mtn 8 Cup duel ended 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Polokwane City's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stellenbosch playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were 8 Stellenbosch wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Stellenbosch has managed {0 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Royal AM victories, one draw and two Stellenbosch wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Macuphu 1 goals |   A. Van Wyk 1 goals |
Royal AM missing players
Stellenbosch missing players
| Royal AM | Stellenbosch | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 3.5 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 8.5 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11.5 | 9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 14.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Royal AM | Last season | Stellenbosch | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 39 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 38 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | ||
| 77% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 47% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 60% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 63% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.4 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 8.5 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Polokwane City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Sekhukhune United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | AmaZulu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Royal AM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Richards Bay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Ajax Cape Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 40 |
| 8 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 40 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 38 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Royal AM | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Richards Bay | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 29 |
