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 Africa | Draw | Botswana |
| 57.74% | 27.56% | 14.7% |
| Both teams to score 31.95% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
