International Friendly · Saturday 5 September 2009 · Leverkusen, Germany
Germany 2–0 South Africa (5 Sep 2009): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Germany winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Germany and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Germany 2 wins, South Africa 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Germany 4–2 South Africa on 7 September 2005 (International Friendly).
- Germany won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 16 goals.
- South Africa won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Germany 1938, South Africa 1583 — Germany were favourites.
Germany: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Azerbaijan12 Aug 2009 · World Cup Qualification
- 7–2 vs United Arab Emirates2 Jun 2009 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs China29 May 2009 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Wales1 Apr 2009 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–0 vs Liechtenstein28 Mar 2009 · World Cup Qualification
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 1–3 vs Serbia12 Aug 2009 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Spain28 Jun 2009 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 0–1 vs Brazil25 Jun 2009 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 0–2 vs Spain20 Jun 2009 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2–0 vs New Zealand17 Jun 2009 · FIFA Confederations Cup