AFCON Qualification · Sunday 9 September 2007 · Cape Town, South Africa
South Africa
ZambiaSouth Africa 1–3 Zambia (9 Sep 2007): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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South Africa winDrawZambia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 10 between South Africa and Zambia.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 2 wins, Zambia 3, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Zambia 0–1 South Africa on 8 October 2006 (AFCON Qualification).
- South Africa won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Zambia won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1553, Zambia 1578 — South Africa were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Scotland22 Aug 2007 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Congo17 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 4–0 vs Chad2 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Mauritius27 May 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Malawi26 May 2007 · COSAFA Cup
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 1–3 vs Togo22 Aug 2007 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Botswana23 Jul 2007 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Chad16 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Tanzania9 Jun 2007 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Congo2 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Zambia0–1South Africa8 Oct 2006 · AFCON Qualification
- Zambia1–0South Africa30 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- South Africa2–2Zambia13 Aug 2005 · COSAFA Cup
- South Africa1–1Zambia20 May 1998 · International Friendly
- South Africa3–0Zambia8 Jun 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- Zambia0–0South Africa11 Jan 1997 · World Cup Qualification