World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage
Nov 18, 2023 at 1pm UK
Moses Mabhida Stadium
We said: South Africa 2-1 Benin
Under new management, South Africa look like a much better side than they were four years ago, and there is genuine positivity around the camp about their chances in this competition. Benin are in a rebuilding phase at the moment, and while we expect them to give a good account of themselves here, we feel that the side from the South will be too good for the West Africans.
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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 59.3% . A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Benin had a probability of 16.41% .
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.24% . The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.55%) and 2-1 (9.2%) . The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.17%) , while for a Benin win it was 0-1 (6.78%) . The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood . Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for South Africa in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for South Africa.
Result South Africa Draw Benin 59.3% ( -0.25) 24.28% ( 0.14) 16.41% ( 0.11)
Both teams to score 41.94% ( -0.16)
42.51% ( -0.32) 57.49% ( 0.32)
21.71% ( -0.26) 78.29% ( 0.25)
80.74% ( -0.22) 19.26% ( 0.22)
Over 1.5 Under 1.5 49.02% ( -0.36) 50.98% ( 0.36)
51.94% ( -0.05) 48.05% ( 0.05)
Over 1.5 Under 1.5 16.73% ( -0.04) 83.27% ( 0.04)
South Africa 59.29%
Benin 16.41%
Draw 24.28%
South Africa Draw Benin 1-0 @ 15.24% ( 0.08) 2-0 @ 12.55% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 9.2% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 6.9% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 5.05% ( -0.05) 4-0 @ 2.84% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 2.08% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 1.85% ( -0.02) 5-0 @ 0.94% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.65% Total : 59.29% 1-1 @ 11.17% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 9.25% ( 0.11) 2-2 @ 3.37% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.49% Total : 24.28% 0-1 @ 6.78% ( 0.07) 1-2 @ 4.09% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 2.49% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 1% ( 0) Other @ 2.05% Total : 16.41%
How you voted: South Africa vs Benin
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