South Africa national football team
COSAFA Cup | Group Stage
Jul 6, 2021 at 4pm UK
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Botswana national football team

South Africa
1 - 0
Botswana

Malinga (67')
De Reuck (89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Mohutsiwa (45+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's COSAFA Cup clash between South Africa and Botswana, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a South Africa win with a probability of 57.74%. A draw had a probability of 27.6% and a win for Botswana had a probability of 14.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 19.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.87%) and 2-1 (7.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (14.25%), while for a Botswana win it was 0-1 (7.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 19.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for South Africa in this match.

Result
South AfricaDrawBotswana
57.74%27.56%14.7%
Both teams to score 31.95%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
30.93%69.07%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
13.36%86.64%
South Africa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.22%24.78%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.65%59.35%
Botswana Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
42.48%57.52%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
10.67%89.33%
Score Analysis
    South Africa 57.73%
    Botswana 14.7%
    Draw 27.55%
South AfricaDrawBotswana
1-0 @ 19.88%
2-0 @ 13.87%
2-1 @ 7.67%
3-0 @ 6.45%
3-1 @ 3.57%
4-0 @ 2.25%
4-1 @ 1.24%
3-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 57.73%
0-0 @ 14.25%
1-1 @ 10.99%
2-2 @ 2.12%
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 27.55%
0-1 @ 7.88%
1-2 @ 3.04%
0-2 @ 2.18%
Other @ 1.59%
Total : 14.7%

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