Royal AM vs Stellenbosch Prediction: The home side can’t afford to drop points here

Having gone two games without a win, Royal AM will strive to secure the maximum points when they host Stellenbosch at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Saturday. The visitors have failed to keep a clean sheet against Royal AM over their previous ten meetings.

The visitors began their journey with a boring share of the spoils at home against Amazulu. Royal AM were lucky to have walked off with a point as the visitors hit the crossbar once.

Their second encounter ended in a defeat as they were beaten by Orlando Pirates on the road. The loss was inevitable as they faced one of the best-attacking teams in the division. Royal AM surrendered to (4-2) defeat as they have now gone two games without a breakthrough.

Royal AM escaped relegation by just five points last season, finishing the league with thirty-five points from a combined ninety. Royal AM conceded the second most goals (43) in the previous season, a record to make do with if they’re to

challenge for the top four this season.

The Stells began their campaign with a (1-0) victory over Orlando Pirates; however, they suffered a blow on the road as Polokwane City defeated them. Stellenbosch were the better side but were unlucky when Olivier Toure put the ball in his own net to deny the visitors a fair share of the points.

Even though they had a poor start last season, Stellenbosch managed to finish in sixth spot. They had a total of forty points from a possible ninety, scoring thirty-nine and conceding thirty-eight times.

Stellenbosch sold one of their best players last season, Junior Mendieta, who now plays for Mamelodi Sundowns but have managed to replace him with Genino Palace from Maritzburg United.

Stellenbosch are one of the unpredictable teams in the division; however, they look like the real deal this season based on their recent performance.

Over their previous ten meetings, Royal AM have won five while Stellenbosch have recorded a victory and four games ending in a draw. Royal AM haven’t really shown any signs of improvement from last season. Still, they have a fantastic record over the visitors, who have won against Orlando Pirates and Supersport United this season. The visitors have conceded once in the league this season, and it was a defensive mistake from their player. This game have seen lots of BTTS over the years, and with their recent performance, we expect both sides to get a goal apiece here 1.84.

The home side are the favourite to secure all the points considering their record against their opponent; bet on a home win either half for 1.87.

This encounter produced eight goals in both legs last season, and we are expecting the same here; bet on a total of over 2.5 goals for 2.23.

Good luck!