Player of the matchDylan BatubinsikaCOD · 120′ · 5 clearances · 49/51 passes · 2 interceptions
7.5
Africa Cup of Nations3rd Place FinalStade de l'AmitiéRef B. Tessema Weyesa
This meeting
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 17.0R. Williams
- 207.3K. Mudau
- 57.0Siyanda Xulu
- 197.3N. Sibisi
- 66.8A. Modiba
- 46.8T. Mokoena
- 117.0T. Zwane
- 137.0S. Sithole
- 216.7M. Mayambela
- 96.6E. Makgopa
- 236.7T. Morena
- 167.3Dimitry Bertaud
- 47.1Brian Bayeye
- 227.1Chancel Mbemba
- 57.5Dylan Batubinsika
- 127.5Joris Kayembe
- 66.7Aaron Tshibola
- 87.0Samuel Moutoussamy
- 106.8Théo Bongonda
- 77.0Grady Diangana
- 117.3Silas
- 237.5Simon Banza
- 3T. MashegoDF6.7
- 7O. AppollisMF7.1
- 15T. MonareMF6.8
- 17Z. LepasaFW
- 2N. MobbieDF
- 8J. AdamsMF
- 16V. MothwaGK
- 22R. GossGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Hugo Broos (1.44 PPG) · Sébastien Desabre (1.57 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 13Meschack EliaFW6.4
- 17Cédric BakambuFW6.6
- 19Fiston MayeleFW6.4
- 20Yoane WissaMF6.4
- 27Omenuke MfuluMF7.0
- 1Lionel Mpasi-NzauGK
- 2Henoc InongaDF
- 15Rocky BushiriDF
- 18Charles PickelMF
- 21Baggio SiadiGK
- 24Gédéon KaluluDF
- 26Arthur MasuakuDF
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Simon BanzaCOD3 (2)
- M. MayambelaRSA3 (3)
- Grady DianganaCOD2
Big chances created
- Simon BanzaCOD1
- O. AppollisRSA1
- Brian BayeyeCOD1
Passes
- N. SibisiRSA69/77
- Siyanda XuluRSA55/64
- R. WilliamsRSA52/64
Key passes
- Simon BanzaCOD3
- Grady DianganaCOD2
- T. MokoenaRSA2
Duels won
- Simon BanzaCOD9/12
- K. MudauRSA8/11
- Joris KayembeCOD7/8
Dribbles
- Joris KayembeCOD2/2
- SilasCOD2/4
- Dylan BatubinsikaCOD1/1
Tackles
- N. SibisiRSA6
- Joris KayembeCOD4
- K. MudauRSA4
Clearances
- Dylan BatubinsikaCOD5
- Brian BayeyeCOD5
- N. SibisiRSA4
Saves
- Dimitry BertaudCOD3
- R. WilliamsRSA3
What stands out
- 0–0half-time
The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (0–0 full time).
- 1-0-1prior H2H
Entering this match, South Africa held a 1-0-1 record across 2 previous meetings with Congo DR.
Top ratings
XI avg 6.96 v 7.18
Dylan BatubinsikaCOD7.5
Joris KayembeCOD7.5
Simon BanzaCOD7.5
K. MudauRSA7.3
N. SibisiRSA7.3
Head-to-head
2 meetings on record since 20041-0-1South Africa W-D-L · goals 1:1
1 RSA0 draws1 COD- Goals per meeting
- 1
- South Africa1–0Congo DRFriendly International
- Congo DR1–0South AfricaCAF World Cup Qualifiers
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 1.4Goals per game (both sides)1.53
- 53%Over 1.553%
- 20%Over 2.513%
- 7%Over 3.57%
- 27%Both teams scored40%
- 60%Clean sheets40%
- 53%Failed to score40%
- South Africa at home v Congo DR away
- 8Played9
- 3Won1
- 4Drawn5
- 1Lost3
- 8-3Goals (for-against)5-6
- 1.63Points per game0.89
- 38%Over 2.50%
- 75%Clean sheets33%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
- 8-21st-half goals (for-against)5-7
- 4-72nd-half goals (for-against)8-3
- 33%Goals after half-time62%
- 43%Goal before half-time57%
- 5-8-1Half-time W-D-L2-9-3
Match info
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations
- Season
- 2023
- Stage
- 3rd Place Final
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
- Capacity
- 50,000 · grass
- Weather
- 31 °C · broken clouds · humidity 61%
- Referee
- B. Tessema Weyesa
- RSA coach
- Hugo Broos (1.44 PPG)
- COD coach
- Sébastien Desabre (1.57 PPG)
Match summary
South Africa beat Congo DR 6-5 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations, 3rd Place Final.
Across 2 previous meetings on record, South Africa won 1 and Congo DR won 1, with 0 draws (1 goals per game).
South Africa and Congo DR played out a 0-0 draw.
South Africa — live results and scheduleCongo DR — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 1-1D17 Oct
- 2-1W18 Nov
- 0-2L21 Nov
- 0-0D10 Jan
- 0-2L16 Jan
- 4-0W21 Jan
- 0-0D24 Jan
- 2-0W30 Jan
- 0-0D3 Feb
- 1-1D7 Feb
3-5-2goals 10:71.40pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 2-0W15 Nov
- 0-1L19 Nov
- 0-0D6 Jan
- 1-2L10 Jan
- 1-1D17 Jan
- 1-1D21 Jan
- 0-0D24 Jan
- 1-1D28 Jan
- 3-1W2 Feb
- 0-1L7 Feb
2-5-3goals 9:81.10pts/game
- A
Nigeria1–1 - A
Cape Verde Islands0–0 - A
Morocco2–0 - H
Tunisia0–0 - H
Namibia4–0
latest 5
- A
Côte d'Ivoire0–1 - H
Guinea3–1 - A
Egypt1–1 - A
Tanzania0–0 - A
Morocco1–1
Referee
B. Tessema Weyesa- Cards / match
- 3.45131 in 38
- Yellows / match
- 3.37
- Reds / match
- 0.08
- Penalties / match
- 0.3726% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 29.7
1.34Home 1.34 vs Away 2.03 yellows/match · +0.69 away · 2–1 red2.03
44%Results in 41 recent matches · draw 37%20%
home winsaway wins- With South Africa
- 0-1-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game
- With Congo DR
- 0-1-1 in 2 · 1 yellows/game
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