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South Africa vs Uruguay: result 0-3 and analysis

World CupGroup stage - 2Kick-off on June 16, 2010 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg

South Africa
0-3
Uruguay

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What was the result of South Africa vs Uruguay?

Uruguay won 0-3 on June 16, 2010.

Goalscorers

  • 24′Diego Forlán CorazoUruguay
  • 80′Diego Forlán CorazoUruguay (pen.)
  • 90′Álvaro Daniel Pereira BarragánUruguay

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 6 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Uruguay have 0, 1 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

South Africa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 11, 2010Mexico(home)1-1World Cup
Jun 28, 2009Spain(away)2-3Confederations Cup
Jun 25, 2009Brazil(away)0-1Confederations Cup
Jun 20, 2009Spain(away)0-2Confederations Cup
Jun 17, 2009New Zealand(home)2-0Confederations Cup
Uruguay
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 11, 2010France(home)0-0World Cup

How many goals should we expect?

South Africa score 0.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 6; Uruguay score 0.0 and concede 0.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
South Africa0.81.222/61/6
Uruguay0.00.010/10/1

Over the last 6 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

South Africa sit 4th in World Cup (1 points from 2 matches) and Uruguay sit 1st (1 points from 1 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Uruguay1010111
4South Africa2011131

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

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