Both these contenders are in good shape, Stellenbosch having a 3 point advantage on Royal AM in the standings. Let's get started!
- Royal AM have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Stellenbosch have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League.
It's quite the trip for Stellenbosch when visiting Royal as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Royal AM form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League games here at Chatsworth Stadium for Royal AM. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The fans are hoping that Royal AM will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Sekhukhune United (placed 3rd).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Baroka.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 AM as a small favourite), we find eight games. Royal AM has won four of these, drawn three and lost one.
The Royal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Royal have conceded 7 goals.
Stellenbosch form and stats
2-4-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stellenbosch, who have the most scored goals (9) away in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Stellenbosch in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Orlando Pirates, 0-3.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs AmaZulu.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 13 relevant matches. Results were five Stellenbosch wins, five draws and three defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Stellenbosch's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Stellenbosch are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding two meetings): Royal won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Stellenbosch got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 6 goals |  A. Du Preez 5 goals | J. Moseamedi 3 goals |
Royal AM missing players
Stellenbosch missing players
| Royal AM | Stellenbosch | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 73% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 55% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 2.6 | 3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 58% | 61% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 60% | 68% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
- Royal AM have created more than twice as many corners as Stellenbosch.
- Royal AM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Royal AM have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Royal AM have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Royal AM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stellenbosch have not yet lost a game away.
- Stellenbosch have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Stellenbosch have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
- Stellenbosch have the most scored goals (9) away in Premier League
- Stellenbosch have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
- Stellenbosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Stellenbosch | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Sekhukhune United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Royal AM | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Cape Town City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Maritzburg United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Baroka | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |