Zimbabwe vs South Africa: result 0-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup Stage - 9Kick-off on October 10, 2025 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Francistown Stadium, Francistown
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What was the result of Zimbabwe vs South Africa?
Zimbabwe and South Africa drew 0-0 on October 10, 2025.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zimbabwe have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; South Africa have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Rwanda(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Benin(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Niger(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Mozambique(away) | 3-1 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jun 7, 2025 | South Africa(away) | 0-2 | COSAFA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Nigeria(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Lesotho(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Uganda(home) | 3-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Niger(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Guinea(home) | 2-1 | African Nations Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Zimbabwe win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 South Africa win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | South Africa 2-0 Zimbabwe | COSAFA Cup |
| 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 7, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Zimbabwe score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; South Africa score 1.3 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| South Africa | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Zimbabwe sit 6th in World Cup - Qualification Africa (5 points from 10 matches) and South Africa sit 1st (18 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