International Friendly · Wednesday 17 October 2007 · Siena, Italy
Italy
South AfricaItaly 2–0 South Africa (17 Oct 2007): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Italy winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Italy and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Italy 1 wins, South Africa 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Italy 1–0 South Africa on 25 April 2001 (International Friendly).
- Italy won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- South Africa won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Italy 1995, South Africa 1528 — Italy were favourites.
Italy: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Georgia13 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification
- 2–1 vs Ukraine12 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification
- 0–0 vs France8 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification
- 1–3 vs Hungary22 Aug 2007 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Lithuania6 Jun 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Botswana29 Sep 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Uruguay12 Sep 2007 · International Friendly
- 1–3 vs Zambia9 Sep 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Scotland22 Aug 2007 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Congo17 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Italy1–0South Africa25 Apr 2001 · International Friendly