Zimbabwe vs South Africa: result 2-3 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 29, 2025 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Francistown Stadium, Francistown
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What was the result of Zimbabwe vs South Africa?
South Africa won 2-3 on December 29, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 7′T. MoremiSouth Africa
- 19′Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseZimbabwe
- 50′L. FosterSouth Africa
- 73′A. ModibaZimbabwe (o.g.)
- 82′O. AppollisSouth Africa (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zimbabwe have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats; South Africa have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Angola(away) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Egypt(away) | 1-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Qatar(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Algeria(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Lesotho(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Egypt(away) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Angola(home) | 2-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Ghana B(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Zambia(home) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Rwanda(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Zimbabwe win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 South Africa win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| 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: Zimbabwe vs South Africa on Oct 10, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Zimbabwe score 0.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; South Africa score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| South Africa | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Zimbabwe sit 4th in Africa Cup of Nations (1 points from 3 matches) and South Africa sit 2nd (6 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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