South Africa
1 - 0
Zimbabwe

Mokoena (26')
Mashego (46'), Phete (59')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Nakamba (56')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between South Africa and Zimbabwe, 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 South Africa win with a probability of 54.49%. A draw had a probability of 27% and a win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 18.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.05%) and 2-1 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%), while for a Zimbabwe win it was 0-1 (8.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 16.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for South Africa in this match.

Result
South Africa	Draw	Zimbabwe
54.49%	27.02%	18.49%

Both teams to score 38.76%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

36.3%

63.7%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

17.03%

82.97%

South Africa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.22%

23.78%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.06%

57.94%

Zimbabwe Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.86%

49.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.94%

84.05%

Score Analysis

South Africa 54.48%

Zimbabwe 18.49%

Draw 27.01%

South Africa	Draw	Zimbabwe
1-0 @ 16.78% 2-0 @ 12.05% 2-1 @ 8.56% 3-0 @ 5.77% 3-1 @ 4.1% 4-0 @ 2.07% 4-1 @ 1.47% 3-2 @ 1.46% Other @ 2.22% Total : 54.48%	1-1 @ 11.92% 0-0 @ 11.68% 2-2 @ 3.04% Other @ 0.37% Total : 27.01%	0-1 @ 8.3% 1-2 @ 4.24% 0-2 @ 2.95% 1-3 @ 1% Other @ 1.99% Total : 18.49%