International Friendly · Wednesday 16 January 2008 · Umlazi, South Africa
South Africa
BotswanaSouth Africa 2–1 Botswana (16 Jan 2008): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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South Africa winDrawBotswana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between South Africa and Botswana.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 3 wins, Botswana 0, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 1–0 Botswana on 29 September 2007 (COSAFA Cup).
- South Africa won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Botswana won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 1 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1544, Botswana 1402 — South Africa were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Mozambique13 Jan 2008 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Canada20 Nov 2007 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs United States17 Nov 2007 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Zambia24 Oct 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–2 vs Italy17 Oct 2007 · International Friendly
Botswana: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Egypt13 Oct 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs South Africa29 Sep 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Angola29 Jul 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- 1–0 vs Namibia28 Jul 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Zambia23 Jul 2007 · International Friendly