South Africa vs Zambia: result 2-2 and analysis
African Nations Championship3rd RoundKick-off on August 11, 2017 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Zambia?
South Africa and Zambia drew 2-2 on August 11, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2017 | Botswana(home) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Botswana(away) | 2-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Zambia(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Nigeria(away) | 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Angola(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2017 | Ethiopia(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Swaziland(home) | 3-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Swaziland(away) | 4-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 13, 2017 | South Africa(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Mozambique(home) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 South Africa win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Zambia win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2017 | South Africa 1-2 Zambia | Friendlies |
Last archived meeting: South Africa vs Zambia on Jun 13, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Zambia score 1.1 and concede 0.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Zambia | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
South Africa sit 3rd in African Nations Championship (6 points from 4 matches) and Zambia sit 5th (0 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Zambia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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