South Africa vs Mali: result 1-1 and analysis
African Nations ChampionshipGroup stage - 2Kick-off on January 15, 2014 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Mali?
South Africa and Mali drew 1-1 on January 15, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 25′B. ParkerSouth Africa (pen.)
- 54′Ibourahima SidibéMali
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 9 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Mali have 2, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2014 | Mozambique(home) | 3-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 22, 2010 | France(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2010 | Uruguay(home) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 11, 2010 | Mexico(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 28, 2009 | Spain(away) | 2-3 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2014 | Nigeria(home) | 2-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 28, 2013 | Guinea(away) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 6, 2013 | Guinea(home) | 3-1 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 9; Mali score 1.7 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2 | 4/9 | 4/9 |
| Mali | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
Over the last 9 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 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