International Friendly · Saturday 8 July 1950 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa
South Africa
AustraliaSouth Africa 1–2 Australia (8 Jul 1950): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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South Africa winDrawAustralia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 8 between South Africa and Australia.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 5 wins, Australia 1, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 2–1 Australia on 1 July 1950 (International Friendly).
- South Africa won 5 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 23 goals.
- Australia won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 20 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1661, Australia 1601 — South Africa were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Australia1 Jul 1950 · International Friendly
- 3–2 vs Australia24 Jun 1950 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs New Zealand19 Jul 1947 · International Friendly
- 8–3 vs New Zealand12 Jul 1947 · International Friendly
- 6–0 vs New Zealand5 Jul 1947 · International Friendly
Australia: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs South Africa1 Jul 1950 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs South Africa24 Jun 1950 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Zimbabwe17 Jun 1950 · International Friendly
- 5–0 vs Zimbabwe14 Jun 1950 · International Friendly
- 8–1 vs New Zealand11 Sep 1948 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- South Africa2–1Australia1 Jul 1950 · International Friendly
- South Africa3–2Australia24 Jun 1950 · International Friendly
- Australia1–2South Africa14 Jun 1947 · International Friendly
- Australia5–1South Africa7 Jun 1947 · International Friendly
- Australia3–3South Africa31 May 1947 · International Friendly
- Australia2–4South Africa24 May 1947 · International Friendly