Coverage of the COSAFA Cup Group Stage clash between South Africa and Botswana.
Form, Standings, Stats
COSAFA Cup
Last Game: South Africa 1-1 Mozambique
Wednesday, June 26 at 5pm in COSAFA Cup
Wednesday, June 26 at 5pm in COSAFA Cup
| Current Group E Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Namibia | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | -1 | 2 |
Last Game: Eswatini 0-0 Botswana
Wednesday, June 26 at 2pm in COSAFA Cup
Wednesday, June 26 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 56.95%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Botswana had a probability of 15.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.29%) and 2-1 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.13%), while for a Botswana win it was 0-1 (7.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| South Africa | Draw | Botswana |
56.95% ( 0.36) | 27.19% ( 0.61) | 15.86% ( -0.97) |
| Both teams to score 34.54% ( -2.77) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
