International Friendly · Wednesday 15 August 2001 · Solna, Sweden
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South AfricaSweden 3–0 South Africa (15 Aug 2001): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Sweden winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Sweden and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sweden 0 wins, South Africa 1, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 1–0 Sweden on 27 November 1999 (International Friendly).
- Sweden won 5 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 13 goals.
- South Africa won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Sweden 1812, South Africa 1663 — Sweden were favourites.
Sweden: last 5 matches
- 6–0 vs Moldova6 Jun 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Slovakia2 Jun 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Switzerland25 Apr 2001 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Moldova28 Mar 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs North Macedonia24 Mar 2001 · World Cup Qualification
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Malawi21 Jul 2001 · COSAFA Cup
- 2–0 vs Malawi14 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Burkina Faso1 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Congo17 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Liberia3 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- South Africa1–0Sweden27 Nov 1999 · International Friendly