Ace Football previews the World Cup game between South Africa and Canada who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
South Africa head to their upcoming match as number 60 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Canada. They enter the game ranked number 30 in the world.
Team form: South Africa vs Canada
South Africa Form
In their last three matches, South Africa lost 2-0 against Mexico, drew 1-1 against Czech Republic, before winning 1-0 against South Korea. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, South Africa registered three wins victories, three draws, and four defeats defeats.
Canada Form
Canada have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina, before they won a game against Qatar with a 6-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Switzerland. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Canada recorded four wins victories, five draws, and suffered one defeats.
Betting stats and facts for South Africa and Canada
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that South Africa and Canada played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 South Africa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 South Africa matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 South Africa matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 South Africa matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Canada matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Canada have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the World Cup while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Canada matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Canada matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: South Africa vs Canada
Thapelo Maseko has found the back of the net one times in his previous six games for South Africa; who will surely not mind him striking again this coming Sunday. Punters will also be looking for Jonathan David to keep up his current streak for Canada, having scored three in his last six games for his national team.
Popular markets: South Africa vs Canada
Full-time result
South Africa claimed all three points three times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Canada have won four of their last 10 games, while drawing five and losing one in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
South Africa scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Canada scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Canada have kept their opponents from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, South Africa have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for South Africa, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Canada’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: South Africa vs Canada
To sum up, the upcoming match between South Africa and Canada seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.
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