South Africa vs Cape Verde Islands: result 1-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Africa3rd Round - 4Kick-off on September 5, 2017 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Cape Verde Islands?
Cape Verde Islands won 1-2 on September 5, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 52′Garry RodriguesCape Verde Islands
- 67′Garry RodriguesCape Verde Islands
- 89′A. JaliSouth Africa
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; Cape Verde Islands have 3, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Botswana(away) | 2-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | South Africa(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Uganda(home) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Luxembourg(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 12, 2016 | Burkina Faso(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Senegal(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 South Africa win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Cape Verde Islands win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | Cape Verde Islands 2-1 South Africa | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Last archived meeting: Cape Verde Islands vs South Africa on Sep 1, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Cape Verde Islands score 0.7 and concede 0.8.
| 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 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4 | 2/10 | 1/10 |
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 Cape Verde Islands sit 1st (23 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 |
| 1 | Cape Verde Islands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 |
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