South Africa vs Mozambique: result 3-1 and analysis
African Nations ChampionshipGroup stage - 1Kick-off on January 11, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Mozambique?
South Africa won 3-1 on January 11, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 11′Diogo António AlbertoMozambique
- 30′B. ParkerSouth Africa (pen.)
- 58′Hlompho Alpheus KekanaSouth Africa
- 82′B. ParkerSouth Africa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Mozambique have 1, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 25, 2009 | Brazil(away) | 0-1 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 | Angola(away) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 25, 2013 | Angola(home) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 3, 2013 | Namibia(away) | 0-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 28, 2013 | Namibia(home) | 3-0 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 8; Mozambique score 1.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 3/8 | 3/8 |
| Mozambique | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1/4 | 2/4 |
Over the last 8 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