COSAFA Cup | Group Stage
Jul 8, 2023 at 2pm UK
King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium
South Africa
2 - 1
Botswana
Rayners (66' pen.), Mogaila (67')
Human (71'), Mthethwa (86'), Makume (90+1')
Human (71'), Mthethwa (86'), Makume (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Kgamanyane (63')
Kopelang (64')
Kopelang (64')
Coverage of the COSAFA Cup Group Stage clash between South Africa and Botswana.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
COSAFA Cup
Last Game: South Africa 1-1 Namibia
Wednesday, July 5 at 5pm in COSAFA Cup
Wednesday, July 5 at 5pm in COSAFA Cup
| Current Group D Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Last Game: Eswatini 0-1 Botswana
Wednesday, July 5 at 2pm in COSAFA Cup
Wednesday, July 5 at 2pm in COSAFA Cup
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 56.8%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Botswana had a probability of 15.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 19.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.37%) and 2-1 (7.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.6%), while for a Botswana win it was 0-1 (8.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that South Africa would win this match.
| Result | ||
| South Africa | Draw | Botswana |
56.8% ( -1.01) | 27.49% ( 0.07) | 15.71% ( 0.94) |
| Both teams to score 33.71% ( 1.38) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
