Botswana vs Mozambique: result 2-3 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on November 16, 2023 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Francistown Stadium, Francistown
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What was the result of Botswana vs Mozambique?
Mozambique won 2-3 on November 16, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 14′ClésioMozambique
- 52′Stanley RatifoMozambique
- 74′M. TlhalefangBotswana
- 75′J. MuiomoMozambique
- 85′M. NgeleBotswana
Official lineup for Botswana vs Mozambique
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Botswana
4-4-2- 13S. Boy
- 11T. Orebonye
- 17T. Sesinyi
- 18L. Ditsele
- 6G. Mohutsiwa
- 14G. Modingwane
- 21Benson Kitso Mangolo
- 4Moshe Gaolaolwe
- 3T. Ditlhokwe
- 5A. Velaphi
- 1K. Dambe
Mozambique
4-4-2- 9Faisal Bangal
- 18Gildo Lourenço
- 10Clésio
- 6Amade Momade
- 8Edmilson Dove
- 21Guima
- 14Feliciano João Jone
- 7Dominguês
- 5Bruno Langa
- 15Domingos Macandza
- 1Ernan Siluane
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botswana have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Mozambique have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2023 | Eswatini(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Zimbabwe(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Tunisia(away) | 0-3 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Namibia(away) | 0-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jul 8, 2023 | South Africa(away) | 1-2 | COSAFA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2023 | Nigeria(home) | 2-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Angola(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Benin(home) | 3-2 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Mauritius(away) | 1-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Lesotho(home) | 0-1 | COSAFA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Botswana score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Mozambique score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Mozambique | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Botswana sit 5th in World Cup - Qualification Africa (10 points from 10 matches) and Mozambique sit 3rd (18 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| 5 | Botswana | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy