International Friendly · Saturday 24 September 1955 · Sydney, Australia
Australia 0–6 South Africa (24 Sep 1955): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Australia winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 13 between Australia and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Australia 3 wins, South Africa 8, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Australia 0–8 South Africa on 17 September 1955 (International Friendly).
- Australia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- South Africa won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 16 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Australia 1557, South Africa 1665 — an evenly matched game.
Australia: last 5 matches
- 0–8 vs South Africa17 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs South Africa10 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs South Africa3 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs New Zealand4 Sep 1954 · Soccer Ashes
- 4–1 vs New Zealand28 Aug 1954 · Soccer Ashes
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 8–0 vs Australia17 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Australia10 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Australia3 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Israel1 May 1954 · International Friendly
- 1–3 vs Portugal22 Nov 1953 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Australia0–8South Africa17 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- Australia0–2South Africa10 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- Australia0–3South Africa3 Sep 1955 · International Friendly
- South Africa0–2Australia23 Jul 1950 · International Friendly
- South Africa1–2Australia8 Jul 1950 · International Friendly
- South Africa2–1Australia1 Jul 1950 · International Friendly