Royal Eagles 3-1 Cape Town in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, round 1 at King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban (10,000 capacity).

Cape Town won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–D), scoring 6 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 9 times: Royal Eagles 8 wins, Cape Town 0, 1 draw.