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South Africa national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage
Mar 21, 2025 at 4pm UK
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Lesotho national football team

South Africa
2 - 0
Lesotho

Ratomo (60'), Adams (64')
Foster (69')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Coverage of the World Cup Qualifying - Africa Group Stage clash between South Africa and Lesotho.

Form, Standings, Stats

South Africa

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: South Africa 3-0 South Sudan
Tuesday, November 19 at 4pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Lesotho

Last Game: Morocco 7-0 Lesotho
Monday, November 18 at 7pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

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 85.29%. A draw had a probability of 11% and a win for Lesotho had a probability of 3.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 2-0 with a probability of 16.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (14.6%) and 1-0 (12.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.97%), while for a Lesotho win it was 0-1 (1.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 16.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for South Africa in this match.

Result
South AfricaDrawLesotho
85.29% (0.304 0.3)11.02% (-0.212 -0.21)3.69% (-0.0909 -0.09)
Both teams to score 31.4% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.92% (0.533 0.53)40.08% (-0.531 -0.53)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.55% (0.547 0.55)62.45% (-0.547 -0.55)
South Africa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.22% (0.175 0.17)6.78% (-0.175 -0.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.97% (0.46899999999999 0.47)25.03% (-0.467 -0.47)
Lesotho Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
33.68% (-0.062000000000005 -0.06)66.32% (0.061999999999998 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
6.44% (-0.025 -0.03)93.56% (0.025999999999996 0.03)
Score Analysis
    South Africa 85.28%
    Lesotho 3.69%
    Draw 11.02%
South AfricaDrawLesotho
2-0 @ 16.28% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-0 @ 14.6% (0.06 0.06)
1-0 @ 12.1% (-0.18 -0.18)
4-0 @ 9.83% (0.131 0.13)
2-1 @ 6.69% (-0.051 -0.05)
3-1 @ 6% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
5-0 @ 5.29% (0.119 0.12)
4-1 @ 4.04% (0.044 0.04)
6-0 @ 2.37% (0.076 0.08)
5-1 @ 2.17% (0.045 0.05)
3-2 @ 1.23%
6-1 @ 0.97% (0.029 0.03)
7-0 @ 0.91% (0.038 0.04)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 85.28%
1-1 @ 4.97% (-0.087000000000001 -0.09)
0-0 @ 4.5% (-0.111 -0.11)
2-2 @ 1.37% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 11.02%
0-1 @ 1.85% (-0.05 -0.05)
1-2 @ 1.02% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 3.69%

How you voted: South Africa vs Lesotho

South Africa
60.0%
Draw
20.0%
Lesotho
20.0%
5
Head to Head
Jan 10, 2024 1pm
Friendlies 1
South Africa
0-0
Lesotho
Jul 13, 2021 2pm
Group Stage
South Africa
4-0
Lesotho
Victor Letsoalo (5', 44', 57'), Mkhulise (20')
Ngcobo (74'), Mphahlele (89')

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