Ghana
1 - 0
South Africa

Ayew (33' pen.)
Yiadom (41'), Wollacott (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-0)

De Reuck (32'), Xulu (64')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Ghana and South Africa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ghana win with a probability of 44.06%. A win for South Africa had a probability of 28.28% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ghana win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (8.55%). The likeliest South Africa win was 0-1 (9.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Ghana in this match.

Result
Ghana	Draw	South Africa
44.06%	27.66%	28.28%

Both teams to score 46.59%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.27%

58.73%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.74%

79.26%

Ghana Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.5%

26.5%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.3%

61.69%

South Africa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.39%

36.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.61%

73.39%

Score Analysis

Ghana 44.06%

South Africa 28.28%

Draw 27.66%

Ghana	Draw	South Africa
1-0 @ 12.88% 2-1 @ 8.6% 2-0 @ 8.55% 3-1 @ 3.81% 3-0 @ 3.79% 3-2 @ 1.91% 4-1 @ 1.26% 4-0 @ 1.26% Other @ 2% Total : 44.06%	1-1 @ 12.94% 0-0 @ 9.7% 2-2 @ 4.32% Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.66%	0-1 @ 9.75% 1-2 @ 6.51% 0-2 @ 4.9% 1-3 @ 2.18% 0-3 @ 1.64% 2-3 @ 1.45% Other @ 1.85% Total : 28.28%