South Africa vs Zimbabwe: result 2-0 and analysis
COSAFA CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 7, 2025 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Free State Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, FS
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What was the result of South Africa vs Zimbabwe?
South Africa won 2-0 on June 7, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 40′?South Africa (pen.)
- 78′?South Africa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Zimbabwe have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Tanzania(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Mozambique(home) | 0-1 | COSAFA Cup |
| May 11, 2025 | Malawi(home) | 2-0 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| May 3, 2025 | Malawi(away) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Benin(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Burkina Faso(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Mauritius(away) | 0-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Nigeria(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Benin(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Cameroon(away) | 1-2 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 South Africa win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Zimbabwe win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | South Africa 3-1 Zimbabwe | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Nov 11, 2021 | South Africa 1-0 Zimbabwe | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Last archived meeting: South Africa vs Zimbabwe on Jun 11, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.7 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Zimbabwe score 0.8 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.7 | 0.6 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
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