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Head to head

Ghana vs South Africa

If they played today

Ghana at home
44% / 26% / 30%
Ghana win / draw / South Africa win
Ghana–South Africa
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 1–0 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.0%
  • 0–1 8.3%
  • 2–0 7.6%
Neutral venue
36% / 26% / 38%
Ghana win / draw / South Africa win
Ghana–South Africa
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.8%
  • 1–0 9.5%
  • 1–2 8.3%
  • 2–1 8.0%
South Africa at home
29% / 25% / 46%
Ghana win / draw / South Africa win
Ghana–South Africa
  • 1–1 12.1%
  • 0–1 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.2%
  • 0–2 8.0%
  • 1–0 7.9%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 GhanaSouth Africa
Current Elo16821694
Elo rank69th66th
Peak Elo1885 (2008)1792 (1996)
Matches played675484
All-time record312W 176D 187L216W 146D 122L
Goals for1054652
Goals against703458
Biggest win12–0 vs Malawi · 1962-10-15 · Friendly8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss2–8 vs Brazil · 1996-03-27 · Friendly3–9 vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.02
African Cup of Nations won41
Expected African Cup of Nations3.360.71

When they've met

Meetings
15
Ghana 5W 5D 5L
Goals
13–11
Ghana first
First meeting
0–3
South Africa won · 1996-01-31 · African Cup of Nations
Most recent
1–0
Ghana won · 2021-11-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Ghana's biggest win
3–0
2004-06-20 · FIFA World Cup qualification
South Africa's biggest win
3–0
1996-01-31 · African Cup of Nations
Most common result
0–1
Ghana first · 3 times, last 2021-09-06
Current run
Won the last meeting
Ghana · since 2021-11-14
15 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2021-11-141–0Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-09-060–1South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-03-251–1South Africa homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2019-11-142–0Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2019-06-150–0NeutralFriendly
2016-10-111–1South Africa homeFriendly
2015-01-272–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2010-08-110–1South Africa homeFriendly
2008-10-151–2South Africa homeFriendly
2005-06-182–0South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-06-203–0Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2002-01-240–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2000-02-060–1Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations
1996-09-210–0South Africa homeSimba Tournament
1996-01-310–3South Africa homeAfrican Cup of Nations