World Cup Qualification · Tuesday 14 October 2025 · Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa
RwandaSouth Africa 3–0 Rwanda (14 Oct 2025): Result & Goals
Goals
- 5'
Thalente MbathaSouth Africa - 26'Oswin AppollisSouth Africa
- 72'Evidence MakgopaSouth Africa
Pre-match prediction
76%17%7%
South Africa winDrawRwanda win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between South Africa and Rwanda.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 0 wins, Rwanda 1, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Rwanda 2–0 South Africa on 21 November 2023 (World Cup Qualification).
- South Africa won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Rwanda won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 1 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1615, Rwanda 1378 — South Africa were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Zimbabwe10 Oct 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Nigeria9 Sep 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Lesotho5 Sep 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Mozambique10 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Tanzania6 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
Rwanda: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Benin10 Oct 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Zimbabwe9 Sep 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Nigeria6 Sep 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Algeria9 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Algeria5 Jun 2025 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Rwanda2–0South Africa21 Nov 2023 · World Cup Qualification