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Benin national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage
Mar 25, 2025 at 4pm UK
Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny
South Africa national football team

Benin
0 - 2
South Africa


Tijani (89'), Dodo (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Foster (53'), Adams (84')
Coverage of the World Cup Qualifying - Africa Group Stage clash between Benin and South Africa.

Form, Standings, Stats

Benin

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Zimbabwe 2-2 Benin
Thursday, March 20 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa

South Africa

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: South Africa 2-0 Lesotho
Friday, March 21 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa

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 41.34%. A win for Benin had a probability of 29.39% and a draw had a probability of 29.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.29%) and 1-2 (7.93%). The likeliest Benin win was 1-0 (11.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that South Africa would win this match.

Result
BeninDrawSouth Africa
29.39% (0.029 0.03)29.27% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)41.34% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Both teams to score 42.9% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.37% (0.101 0.1)63.63% (-0.098999999999997 -0.1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.08% (0.071999999999999 0.07)82.92% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)
Benin Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.59% (0.078000000000003 0.08)38.41% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.84% (0.073 0.07)75.16% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)
South Africa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.66% (0.054000000000002 0.05)30.34% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.47% (0.063000000000002 0.06)66.53% (-0.060999999999993 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Benin 29.39%
    South Africa 41.33%
    Draw 29.26%
BeninDrawSouth Africa
1-0 @ 11.15% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 6.36% (0.012 0.01)
2-0 @ 5.34% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 2.03% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.7% (0.004 0)
3-2 @ 1.21% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 1.6%
Total : 29.39%
1-1 @ 13.3%
0-0 @ 11.65% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
2-2 @ 3.79% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 0.52%
Total : 29.26%
0-1 @ 13.89% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
0-2 @ 8.29% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.93% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.3% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 3.15% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.51% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
0-4 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
1-4 @ 0.94% (0.0039999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.35%
Total : 41.33%

How you voted: Benin vs South Africa

Benin
7.1%
Draw
14.3%
South Africa
78.6%
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Head to Head
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