Egypt vs South Africa: result 1-3 and analysis
African Nations Championship - QualificationPlay-offs - 1st RoundKick-off on March 9, 2025 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
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What was the result of Egypt vs South Africa?
South Africa won 1-3 on March 9, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 15′N. MaemaSouth Africa
- 26′?South Africa
- 32′?Egypt
- 50′?South Africa (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Egypt have 6 wins, 8 draws and 1 defeats; South Africa have 6, 9 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2025 | South Africa(away) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Botswana(home) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Cape Verde Islands(away) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Mauritania(away) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Mauritania(home) | 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2025 | Egypt(home) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Nov 19, 2024 | South Sudan(home) | 3-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Uganda(away) | 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Congo(away) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Congo(home) | 5-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Egypt win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 South Africa win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2025 | South Africa 1-1 Egypt | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Jul 6, 2019 | Egypt 0-1 South Africa | Africa Cup of Nations |
How many goals should we expect?
Egypt score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; South Africa score 1.8 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
| South Africa | 1.8 | 0.9 | 6 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy