South Africa will make their first appearance in the World Cup knockout stages on Sunday. They’ll take on the Netherlands in Sydney, Australia.
Going into this last-16 contest, South Africa should be riding high confidence. They defied the odds to snatch the second seed in Group G, pipping heavily-favored Italy by a point. Now their attention turns to the Netherlands, who won Group E with seven points.
The winner of this tie between the Netherlands and South Africa will face either Switzerland or Spain in the quarter-finals.
Team form: Netherlands vs South Africa
Netherlands Form
The Netherlands appear to be in good shape going into their next match, where they aim to maintain their unbeaten record. They have won two of their last three matches, including a 1-0 victory over Portugal, a 1-1 draw against the USA, and a 7-0 win over Vietnam in their most recent match. The Netherlands won seven of their last 10 international matches across all tournaments, with one draw and two losses.
The Netherlands enjoy some whopping stats from their previous three World Cup matches. They average 3.0 goals per game, scoring nine times while conceding once. That is an average of 0.3 per game. They pulled off a clean sheet in two of the matches.
South Africa Form
In their last three matches, South Africa earned four points, losing 2-1 to Sweden, drawing 2-2 with Argentina, and winning 3-2 against Italy. South Africa won three of their last ten international matches in all tournaments, tying two and losing five.
In their three World Cup games, South Africa have averaged 2.0 goals a game, having scored six in total. They conceded twice in each of their matches.
Netherlands vs South Africa Stats
- The Netherlands have won 2 of their 3 World Cup games to nil (D1)
- The Netherlands have seen Under 2.5 goals in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
- The Netherlands have been ahead at half-time in all 3 of their World Cup games.
- South Africa have won 1 of their 3 World Cup games (D1 L1).
- South Africa have seen Over 3.5 goals in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
- South Africa have seen BTTS in all 3 of their World Cup games.
- South Africa have been in front at half-time in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
World Cup standings overview: Netherlands vs South Africa
Netherlands vs South Africa H2H
Topscorer
The Netherlands will be counting on Jill Roord to shine once again in their upcoming match. With three goals in her last two games, she’s the most prolific scorer for the home team. But don’t count out South Africa just yet. They’re looking to their own superstar, Thembi Kgatlana, to extend her two-game scoring streak in the World Cup.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Under 2.5 goals happened in two of the Netherlands’ three World Cup matches. These games produced 3.33 goals on average. Meanwhile, South Africa’s three World Cup games have produced a total average of 4.0 goals. This led to Over 2.5 goals being the right pick each time.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
The Netherlands scored the first goal in all three of their World Cup games, with BTTS paying out once. In comparison, South Africa have seen BTTS in each of their three matches in the World Cup and broke the deadlock twice.
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