International Friendly

Mar 29, 2022 at 8.15pm UK

Stade Pierre-Mauroy

France
5 - 0
South Africa

Mbappe (23', 76' pen.), Giroud (34'), Ben Yedder (82'), Guendouzi (90+2')
Rabiot (67')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Monare (66'), Xulu (74')
Mudau (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's International Friendlies clash between France and South Africa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how France could line up in Tuesday's international friendly with South Africa.

Form, Standings, Stats

France

Last Six:

Last Game: Croatia 1-1 France
Monday, June 6 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Next Game: Austria vs. France
Friday, June 10 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Current League A1 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Denmark	2	2	6
2	Austria	2	2	3
3	France	2	-1	1
4	Croatia	2	-3	1

South Africa

Last Six:

Last Game: France 5-0 South Africa
Tuesday, March 29 at 8.15pm in International Friendlies

Next Game: Morocco vs. South Africa
Thursday, June 9 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

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

We said: France 3-1 South Africa

South Africa will certainly provide competitive opposition for France on Tuesday evening, which is what Deschamps will want ahead of the start of the UEFA Nations League. The Blues should have too much quality for their opponents, though, and we are backing a relatively comfortable home success in this game. Read more.

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 France win with a probability of 66.26%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for South Africa had a probability of 9.61%.

The most likely scoreline for a France win was 1-0 with a probability of 21.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.8%) and 3-0 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.43%), while for a South Africa win it was 0-1 (5.72%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that France would win this match.

Result
France	Draw	South Africa
66.26%	24.13%	9.61%

Both teams to score 27.53%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

32.52%

67.48%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

14.41%

85.58%

France Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.43%

20.57%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.9%

53.09%

South Africa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

34.66%

65.33%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

6.85%

93.14%

Score Analysis

France 66.25%

South Africa 9.61%

Draw 24.12%

France	Draw	South Africa
1-0 @ 21.25% 2-0 @ 16.8% 3-0 @ 8.86% 2-1 @ 7.15% 3-1 @ 3.77% 4-0 @ 3.5% 4-1 @ 1.49% 5-0 @ 1.11% Other @ 2.32% Total : 66.25%	0-0 @ 13.43% 1-1 @ 9.05% 2-2 @ 1.52% Other @ 0.12% Total : 24.12%	0-1 @ 5.72% 1-2 @ 1.93% 0-2 @ 1.22% Other @ 0.75% Total : 9.61%