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South Africa vs Cape Verde Islands match stats & report

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World Cup - Qualification Africa · 3rd Round - 4 · Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban)

South Africa stats & fixtures · Cape Verde Islands stats & fixtures

South Africa lost to Cape Verde Islands 1–2 in the World Cup - Qualification Africa (3rd Round - 4) on 5 September 2017.

Goals and cards

  1. 52' Goal Garry Rodrigues Cape Verde Islands
  2. 67' Goal Garry Rodrigues (assist Júlio Tavares) Cape Verde Islands
  3. 89' Goal Andile Jali South Africa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

South Africa

Confirmed S. Baxter

Bench Lebogang Manyama , Andile Jali , P. Tau , A. Mobara , T. Langerman , C. Daniels , Thulani Serero , D. Claasen , Kamohelo Mokotjo , Bongani Zungu , Kermit Erasmus , R. Williams

Cape Verde Islands

Confirmed Lúcio Antunes

Bench Platini , Totti , Admar , Ricardo Gomes , Jamiro Monteiro , Márcio Rosa

Form guide

South Africa at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored
1.2 per game
Conceded
0.9 per game
Clean sheets
3 / 10
Corners
3.3 per game
Shots on target
4.0 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cape Verde Islands away

0–4–2 in 6 matches

Scored
1.5 per game
Conceded
2.2 per game
Clean sheets
1 / 6
Corners
3.5 per game
Shots on target
3.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.

South Africa vs Cape Verde Islands head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Cape Verde Islands v South Africa 2–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full South Africa vs Cape Verde Islands head-to-head record