Match Report
South Africa went into the game 2nd in the table on 5 points; Swaziland sat 3rd on 2 — a 3-point gap. Eswatini ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/0.33 for South Africa and 0/0.33 for Swaziland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.97.
South Africa were unbeaten in 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 South Africa wins, 0 for Swaziland, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth (capacity 46,082). South Africa led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.