South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: prediction and stats
CECAFA Senior Challenge CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 6, 2017 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Juba Stadium, Juba
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Sudan have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Zimbabwe have 3, 5 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2017 | Ethiopia(home) | 0-3 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Uganda(away) | 1-5 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 13, 2017 | Uganda(home) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Burundi(away) | 0-3 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Somalia(home) | 2-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2017 | Namibia(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Lesotho(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Jul 22, 2017 | Namibia(home) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Namibia(away) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Liberia(home) | 3-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
How many goals should we expect?
South Sudan score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Zimbabwe score 1.0 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
| Zimbabwe | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
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