Czech Republic vs South Africa Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
Match Report
Match Events ?
6'Michal Sadílek (Alexandr Sojka)Czech Republic
33'Teboho Mokoena South Africa
40'Thalente Mbatha South Africa
75'Ladislav Krejčí Czech Republic
83'Teboho Mokoena South Africa
Match Statistics ?
Czech Republic
South Africa
38%
Possession
62%
3
Shots on Target
4
14
Total Shots
17
5
Corners
5
12
Fouls
10
1.02
xG
1.37
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Czech Republic · 3-5-2
1G
3D
4D
7D
5M
8M
12M
18M
24M
10F
9F
South Africa · 4-3-3
1G
20D
21D
14D
6D
5M
4M
23M
12F
15F
7F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Czech Republic 43%Draw 27%South Africa 30%
xG: 1.36Expected goalsxG: 1.09
Czech Republic vs South Africa looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Czech Republic: 1418 (#36) · South Africa: 1373 (#40)
H2H Record ?
0–1–0
Equal
Avg 4.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
Czech Republic
South Africa
#4
Position ?
#2
1
Points ?
4
0W 1D 2L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
2
Goals For ?
2
6
Goals Against ?
3
-4
Goal Diff
-1
#41
FIFA Rank ?
#60
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
L D L
Form ?
L W D L
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
13 Dec 1997Confederations CupSouth Africa2–2NCzech Republic
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Czech Republic and South Africa both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Injuries & Absences
Czech Republic — Injuries
D. Jurásek
Injury
South Africa — Injuries
T. Mokoena
Injury
T. Zwane
Injury