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South Africa national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Third-Place Playoff
Feb 10, 2024 at 8pm UK
Stade de l'Amitie
Congo DR national football team

South Africa
0 - 0
Congo DR

FT

Tshibola (28')
South Africa win 6-5 on penalties

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (4-2 pen.)
Wednesday, February 7 at 5pm in Africa Cup of Nations
All competitions
Last Game: Ivory Coast 1-0 Congo DR
Wednesday, February 7 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations

We said: South Africa 1-2 Congo DR

Having played 120 minutes in consecutive games, South Africa running out of gas could be exploited by DR Congo to claim third in the continental showpiece. Read more.

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 44.93%. A draw had a probability of 29.8% and a win for Congo DR had a probability of 25.26%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.54%) and 2-1 (7.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.12%), while for a Congo DR win it was 0-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood.

Result
South AfricaDrawCongo DR
44.93%29.81%25.26%
Both teams to score 39.34%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
33.15%66.84%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
14.84%85.16%
South Africa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.04%29.95%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.93%66.06%
Congo DR Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.17%43.82%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.02%79.98%
Score Analysis
    South Africa 44.92%
    Congo DR 25.25%
    Draw 29.8%
South AfricaDrawCongo DR
1-0 @ 15.82%
2-0 @ 9.54%
2-1 @ 7.87%
3-0 @ 3.83%
3-1 @ 3.16%
3-2 @ 1.3%
4-0 @ 1.16%
4-1 @ 0.95%
Other @ 1.29%
Total : 44.92%
0-0 @ 13.12%
1-1 @ 13.05%
2-2 @ 3.25%
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 29.8%
0-1 @ 10.82%
1-2 @ 5.39%
0-2 @ 4.47%
1-3 @ 1.48%
0-3 @ 1.23%
Other @ 1.87%
Total : 25.25%

How you voted: South Africa vs Congo DR

South Africa
49.2%
Congo DR
50.8%
61
Head to Head
Sep 12, 2023 4pm
Friendlies 1
South Africa
1-0
Congo DR
Foster (25')
Mvala (15'), Xulu (57'), Foster (67'), Grant Kekana (82')

Pickel (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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