International Friendly · Saturday 7 June 1947 · Newcastle, Australia
Australia
South AfricaAustralia 5–1 South Africa (7 Jun 1947): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Australia winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Australia and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Australia 0 wins, South Africa 2, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Australia 3–3 South Africa on 31 May 1947 (International Friendly).
- Australia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 14 goals.
- South Africa won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Australia 1525, South Africa 1595 — an evenly matched game.
Australia: last 5 matches
- 3–3 vs South Africa31 May 1947 · International Friendly
- 2–4 vs South Africa24 May 1947 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs South Africa10 May 1947 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs India1 Oct 1938 · International Friendly
- 5–4 vs India24 Sep 1938 · International Friendly
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 3–3 vs Australia31 May 1947 · International Friendly
- 4–2 vs Australia24 May 1947 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Australia10 May 1947 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Netherlands2 Nov 1924 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Northern Ireland24 Sep 1924 · International Friendly