Morocco vs South Africa: result 2-1 and analysis
Africa Cup of Nations - QualificationGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on June 9, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, Rabat
Full time
What was the result of Morocco vs South Africa?
Morocco won 2-1 on June 9, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 8′L. FosterSouth Africa
- 51′Y. En-NesyriMorocco
- 87′A. El KaabiMorocco
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Morocco have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; South Africa have 9, 4 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2022 | USA(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Congo DR(home) | 4-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Congo DR(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Egypt(away) | 1-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Malawi(home) | 2-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2022 | France(away) | 0-5 | Friendlies |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Guinea(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Ghana(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Zimbabwe(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Ethiopia(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Morocco win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 South Africa win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2019 | South Africa 0-1 Morocco | Africa Cup of Nations |
Last archived meeting: South Africa vs Morocco on Jul 1, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Morocco score 2.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; South Africa score 1.2 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
| South Africa | 1.2 | 0.6 | 11 | 2/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Morocco sit 1st in Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification (18 points from 6 matches) and South Africa sit 1st (14 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 18 |
| 1 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 14 |
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