Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage

Dec 22, 2025 at 5pm UK

South Africa
2 - 1
Angola

Reagan Appollis (21'), Foster (79')
Modiba (41'), (41'), Modiba (42'), Sithole (45+3')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Cafumana (35')
Carneiro (32'), Nteka (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between South Africa and Angola, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

South Africa

All competitions

This competition

Last Game: South Africa 2-1 Angola
Monday, December 22 at 5pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Next Game: Egypt vs. South Africa
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Current Group E Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Mali	3	2	5
2	South Africa	3	2	4
3	Namibia	3	-3	4
4	Tunisia	3	-1	2

Angola

All competitions

This competition

Last Game: South Africa 2-1 Angola
Monday, December 22 at 5pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Next Game: Angola vs. Zimbabwe
Friday, December 26 at 12.30pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Current Group D Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Angola	3	3	7
2	Burkina Faso	3	-1	4
3	Mauritania	3	-1	3
4	Algeria	3	-1	2

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 53.52%. A draw had a probability of 27.83% and a win for Angola had a probability of 18.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.02%) and 2-1 (8.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (12.64%) , while for a Angola win it was 0-1 (8.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.

Result
South Africa	Draw	Angola
53.52% ( 0.02)	27.83% ( -0.01)	18.65% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 37.24% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

34.17% (

0.01)

65.83% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

15.53% (

0.01)

84.47% (

-0.01)

South Africa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.83% (

0.01)

25.18% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.1% (

0.02)

59.9% (

-0.02)

Angola Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

49.78% (

-0)

50.23%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.19% (

-0)

84.81% (

-0)

Score Analysis

South Africa 53.51%

Angola 18.65%

Draw 27.82%

South Africa	Draw	Angola
1-0 @ 17.44% 2-0 @ 12.02% 2-1 @ 8.28% ( 0) 3-0 @ 5.53% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.81% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.91% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.31% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.31% ( 0) Other @ 1.9% Total : 53.51%	0-0 @ 12.64% ( -0.01) 1-1 @ 12.01% 2-2 @ 2.85% ( 0) Other @ 0.32% Total : 27.82%	0-1 @ 8.71% ( -0) 1-2 @ 4.14% 0-2 @ 3% ( -0) 1-3 @ 0.95% ( -0) Other @ 1.86% Total : 18.65%