COSAFA Cup · Wednesday 30 July 2008 · Bushbuckridge, South Africa
South Africa
ZambiaSouth Africa 1–0 Zambia (30 Jul 2008): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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South Africa winDrawZambia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 12 between South Africa and Zambia.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 2 wins, Zambia 4, 5 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 0–0 Zambia on 24 October 2007 (COSAFA Cup).
- South Africa won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Zambia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1526, Zambia 1569 — South Africa were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Namibia26 Jul 2008 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Sierra Leone21 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Sierra Leone14 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–1 vs Equatorial Guinea7 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Nigeria1 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Zimbabwe27 Jul 2008 · COSAFA Cup
- 1–0 vs Eswatini21 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Eswatini15 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Togo31 May 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–3 vs Iran25 May 2008 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- South Africa0–0Zambia24 Oct 2007 · COSAFA Cup
- South Africa1–3Zambia9 Sep 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 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