South Africa vs Ghana: result 1-2 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on January 27, 2015 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Ghana?
Ghana won 1-2 on January 27, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 17′Mandla MasangoSouth Africa
- 73′John BoyeGhana
- 83′A. AyewGhana
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 13 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Ghana have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2015 | Senegal(home) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Algeria(away) | 1-3 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jan 19, 2014 | Nigeria(away) | 1-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 15, 2014 | Mali(home) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 11, 2014 | Mozambique(home) | 3-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2015 | Algeria(home) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Senegal(home) | 1-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jun 26, 2014 | Portugal(away) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 21, 2014 | Germany(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2014 | USA(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 13; Ghana score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 8/13 | 6/13 |
| Ghana | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 13 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
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