On Saturday Aug 13th, Stellenbosch and Royal AM will play a match in Cape Town in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Stellenbosch is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Tshakhuma. Neither Tshakhuma nor Stellenbosch could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed Royal AM, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kaizer Chiefs. Ricardo Nascimento scored the first goal for Royal AM in the 1st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kaizer Chiefs couldn’t manage to score, and Royal AM took the shutout win. Royal AM is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Royal AM won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Royal AM is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mokete Mogaila and Thikazi each having 2 goals in their last 5. Ashley Du Preez has been the most prolific scorer on Stellenbosch in his last five matches with two goals.