South Africa vs Libya: result 0-0 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on September 8, 2018 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Libya?
South Africa and Libya drew 0-0 on September 8, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Libya have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2018 | Zambia(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 21, 2018 | Angola(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Senegal(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Senegal(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Burkina Faso(home) | 3-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2018 | Sudan(home) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Morocco(away) | 1-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 28, 2018 | Congo(away) | 2-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 23, 2018 | Rwanda(away) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Nigeria(home) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Libya 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 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Libya | 0.9 | 0.9 | 8 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 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