Form first: They have taken 1.5 points a game from these 10 recorded matches, scoring 12 and conceding 8. That supports a current rating of 1522.
That leaves them +4 on goal difference across the sample. Across their 15 matches in our records, where they play has mattered: 3-2-3 at their own ground, 3-2-2 away from it. Averaged out that is 1.20 goals a game at one end and 0.80 at the other. Across their 15 matches in our records, their heaviest win is 5-0, a 5-goal margin. Competition averages use our recorded results from 2025 onward. Across their 15 matches in our records, the sample ends with 3 straight wins. 19 for and 15 against sum up their 15 matches on record. The model's present valuation is 1522, on a base of 7 matches. Across their 15 matches in our records, the defence has held out completely in 4 of 15 fixtures. Across their 15 matches in our records, their rate comes to 1.27 goals a game at one end and 1.00 at the other. The five newest recorded results break down as 4 wins and 1 defeat. Every rated team begins at 1500; they sit 22 points above it.
These are elo-poisson-v1 figures computed in-house from every recorded result.
Team Overview
South Africa rate 1522 in our Elo model; they are in the upper half of the World Cup field. South Africa lost to Mexico 0-2, then drew with Czechia 1-1, beat Korea Republic 1-0 and lost to Canada 0-1. Our match records include goals from O. Appollis, M. Mbokazi, Teboho Mokoena and P. Dithejane. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 30 September 2026 across the 15 matches recorded for them. South Africa's Elo rose 44 points between 26 September 2026 and 4 October 2026, moving from 1478 to 1522.
In the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification table the side ranks 1 of 4 teams, with 6 points from 2 matches. Those points come from 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, 7 goals for and 1 goal against, a goal difference of +6.
South Africa have 30 players in our registered-player data, split into 5 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 8 midfielders and 5 forwards. Ages among the registered players run from 21 to 37, with a median of 26.0. At the two ends of the age range are Mbekezeli Mbokazi, aged 21, and Themba Zwane, aged 37. Of the players with a recorded height, Khuliso Mudau is the tallest at 181 cm.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification table, scorer and squad figures here were last updated on 14 October 2026.
From 2010 to 2027, we hold 43 matches of South Africa over 7 seasons and 4 competitions. The 39 matches with a final result break down into 14 wins, 13 draws and 12 defeats for the side: 36% won. They scored 46 goals and conceded 35 goals in those matches, 1.2 and 0.9 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 38% of the matches with a result and failed to score in 33%. The widest winning margin in these records is 6-0 against Seychelles in the Africa Cup of Nations on 13 October 2018. On 16 June 2010, Uruguay won 3-0 in the World Cup, the heaviest defeat we hold. The busiest year for the side in the record is 2026: 12 matches. Between 21 January 2024 and 22 December 2025, the side was unbeaten in 7 matches, a record in our data. Between 26 September 2026 and 4 October 2026, the side won 3 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Over 4 seasons of the Africa Cup of Nations, the side has 9 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats in 25 matches with a result, goals 30-21. Over 2 seasons of the World Cup, the side has 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in 7 matches with a result, goals 5-9. Over 1 season of the International Friendlies, the side has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in 5 matches with a result, goals 4-4. The club’s first match in our data is South Africa 1-1 Mexico, World Cup, on 11 June 2010.
Nigeria are the side South Africa have met most often in our data: 4 matches. The record in those matches is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat for the side, goals 5-4. The most recent meeting with a result, on 7 February 2024 in the Africa Cup of Nations, ended Nigeria 1-1 South Africa. The next most frequent opponent is Egypt, met 3 times, with 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat for the side.