South Africa vs Burkina Faso: result 3-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Africa3rd Round - 5Kick-off on October 7, 2017 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Burkina Faso?
South Africa won 3-1 on October 7, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 1′P. TauSouth Africa
- 34′T. ZwaneSouth Africa
- 45′S. VilakaziSouth Africa
- 87′Sibiri Alain TraoréBurkina Faso
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Burkina Faso have 5, 8 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2017 | Cape Verde Islands(home) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Cape Verde Islands(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Zambia(away) | 0-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Zambia(home) | 2-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Botswana(home) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2017 | Senegal(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Senegal(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Ghana(away) | 2-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Ghana(home) | 2-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 16, 2017 | North Korea(home) | 3-3 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 South Africa win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Burkina Faso win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2016 | Burkina Faso 1-1 South Africa | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Last archived meeting: Burkina Faso vs South Africa on Oct 8, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Burkina Faso score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Burkina Faso | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
South Africa sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Africa (18 points from 10 matches) and Burkina Faso sit 2nd (21 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 21 |
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