South Africa vs Mali: result 2-1 and analysis
FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on October 13, 2019 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Mali?
South Africa won 2-1 on October 13, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 23′Dean FurmanSouth Africa (pen.)
- 45′T. ZwaneSouth Africa
- 74′S. KoïtaMali
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Mali have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2019 | Lesotho(home) | 0-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 28, 2019 | Lesotho(away) | 2-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 10, 2019 | Nigeria(away) | 1-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jul 6, 2019 | Egypt(away) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Morocco(home) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2019 | Mauritania(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Aug 4, 2019 | Guinea-Bissau(home) | 3-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Guinea-Bissau(away) | 4-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Ivory Coast(home) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 South Africa win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Mali win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2014 | South Africa 1-1 Mali | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Mali score 1.6 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Mali | 1.6 | 0.5 | 8 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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