Spain vs South Africa: result 2-0 and analysis
Confederations CupGroup stage - 2Kick-off on June 20, 2009 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia
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What was the result of Spain vs South Africa?
Spain won 2-0 on June 20, 2009.
Goalscorers
- 52′David VillaSpain
- 72′LlorenteSpain
Official lineup for Spain vs South Africa
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Spain
- FFernando Torres
- DDavid Villa
- CCesc Fàbregas
- XXavier Hernández Creus
- AAlbert Riera Ortega
- CCarles Puyol i Saforcada
- RRaúl Albiol
- ÁÁlvaro Arbeloa Coca
- PPiqué
- SSergio Busquets
- PPepe Reina
South Africa
- SS. Pienaar
- KK. Dikgacoi
- TT. Modise
- BB. Parker
- MM. Sibaya
- AA. Mokoena
- MMatthew Paul Booth
- BB. Mhlongo
- TTsepo Peter Masilela
- SSiboniso Pa Gaxa
- II. Khune
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, Spain have 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats; South Africa have 1, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2009 | Iraq(home) | 1-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 14, 2009 | New Zealand(away) | 5-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 29, 2008 | Germany(away) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 26, 2008 | Russia(away) | 3-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 22, 2008 | Italy(home) | 0-0 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2009 | New Zealand(home) | 2-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 14, 2009 | Iraq(home) | 0-0 | Confederations Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Spain score 2.3 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 8; South Africa score 1.0 and concede 0.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2.3 | 0.4 | 5 | 3/8 | 5/8 |
| South Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
Over the last 8 matches in all competitions.
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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy