South Africa vs Zimbabwe: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup G - 5Kick-off on November 11, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
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What was the result of South Africa vs Zimbabwe?
South Africa won 1-0 on November 11, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 26′T. MokoenaSouth Africa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Africa have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeats; Zimbabwe have 1, 4 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2021 | Ethiopia(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Ethiopia(away) | 3-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Ghana(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Zimbabwe(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Senegal(home) | 0-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2021 | Ghana(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Ghana(away) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Ethiopia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 3, 2021 | South Africa(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Senegal(away) | 1-2 | COSAFA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 South Africa win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Zimbabwe win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2021 | Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Last archived meeting: Zimbabwe vs South Africa on Sep 3, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
South Africa score 1.6 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Zimbabwe score 0.6 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.6 | 0.5 | 10 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
South Africa sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Africa (18 points from 10 matches) and Zimbabwe sit 6th (5 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
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