World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Second Round

Sep 3, 2021 at 2pm UK

Zimbabwe
0 - 0
South Africa

Musona (54'), Bhasera (60'), Billiat (83')

Mobbie (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Zimbabwe and South Africa, 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 Zimbabwe win with a probability of 36.52%. A win for South Africa had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Zimbabwe win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.89%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest South Africa win was 0-1 (10.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9% likelihood.

Result
Zimbabwe	Draw	South Africa
36.52%	27.63%	35.85%

Both teams to score 48.93%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.15%

56.85%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.23%

77.77%

Zimbabwe Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.16%

29.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.07%

65.93%

South Africa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.75%

30.25%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.57%

66.42%

Score Analysis

Zimbabwe 36.51%

South Africa 35.85%

Draw 27.63%

Zimbabwe	Draw	South Africa
1-0 @ 10.91% 2-1 @ 7.89% 2-0 @ 6.6% 3-1 @ 3.18% 3-0 @ 2.66% 3-2 @ 1.9% 4-1 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.4% Total : 36.51%	1-1 @ 13.05% 0-0 @ 9.03% 2-2 @ 4.72% Other @ 0.83% Total : 27.63%	0-1 @ 10.79% 1-2 @ 7.8% 0-2 @ 6.45% 1-3 @ 3.11% 0-3 @ 2.57% 2-3 @ 1.88% 1-4 @ 0.93% Other @ 2.32% Total : 35.85%

How you voted: Zimbabwe vs South Africa

Zimbabwe

22.4%

Draw

17.2%

South Africa

60.3%