South Africa vs Zimbabwe Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

What is the prediction for the football match between South Africa and Zimbabwe?

Our prediction for the South Africa vs Zimbabwe match is: South Africa to win the match!

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 11/06/2024 between South Africa and Zimbabwe in World Cup :

• The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 52.07% for a win of South Africa against Zimbabwe with odds of 1.5 at Betsson.
• The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between South Africa vs Zimbabwe is 45.55% with odds of 501 at Betfair.
• Our prediction model gives a 2.38% chance ⭐ for a win of Zimbabwe vs South Africa with odds of 451 at Bet365.

South Africa - Zimbabwe Prediction and Best Odds:

After earning third place at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, South Africa are now looking to secure a spot in the World Cup for the first time since 2010 when they hosted the event. So far, they have yet to find their best form, though, currently on four points after the first three games, but they’re still only one point behind Lesotho, who lead the group. In this competition, Bafana Bafana beat Benin 2-1 and lost 2-0 to Rwanda back in November before playing out a 1-1 draw against rivals Nigeria last week. With that result, South Africa are now unbeaten in their last four games (W1 D3 L0), while the only defeat they have conceded in their last nine was when they bowed out of the AFCON semi-final to the Super Eagles. Excluding AFCON, the hosts are unbeaten in their last five home games (W2 D3 L0), and kept four clean sheets in that time, while conceding just one goal. Bafana Bafana were unbeaten against this opponent in the last World Cup qualifying campaign in 2021 and are the favourites to win this match. 

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe did not participate in the Africa Cup of Nations this year, as they were suspended by FIFA from all forms of international football activities. With that ban now lifted, they are back in action and hoping to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in their history. However, they have made the worst start to the competition of any side in Group C, currently on two points after three games and still in search of their first win. The Warriors' points came via a goalless draw to Rwanda in the opening round and a 1-1 draw with Nigeria a few days later in November last year. Last week, they suffered a somewhat surprising 2-0 defeat to Lesotho, which took the Crocodiles to the top of the group. Since returning to the international scene, Zimbabwe have managed only one win in six matches, though that was decided on penalties against Zambia in an international friendly back in March. The visitors have failed to win any of their last 13 away matches in regular time - a record that stretches back to March 2021.