Czech Republic vs South Africa prediction & analysis

World CupGroup Stage - 2Full time

Czech Republic

1-1

Jun 18, 4:00 PM UTC

South Africa

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Going into the match, Czech Republic had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; South Africa had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.3. Czech Republic are 4th in the World Cup on 1 points; South Africa are 2nd on 4.

Match report

Home form going in: Czech Republic

Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L W W L L). 1.8 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.

L 2-1 at South Korea · 12 Jun 2026
W 5-0 vs San Marino · 9 Oct 2017
W 1-2 at Azerbaijan · 5 Oct 2017
L 2-0 at Northern Ireland · 5 Sept 2017
L 1-2 vs Germany · 2 Sept 2017
D 1-1 at Norway · 11 Jun 2017

Away form going in: South Africa

Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L L L W L). 1.3 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.

L 2-0 at Mexico · 11 Jun 2026
L 2-1 at Senegal · 15 Nov 2017
L 0-2 vs Senegal · 11 Nov 2017
W 3-1 vs Burkina Faso · 7 Oct 2017
L 1-2 vs Cape Verde Islands · 6 Sept 2017
L 2-1 at Cape Verde Islands · 2 Sept 2017

How it unfolded

6' Normal Goal — M. Sadilek (Czechia)
83' Penalty — T. Mokoena (South Africa)

Match statistics

Czech Republic	Metric	South Africa
0	Goals	1
38	Ball possession	62
1.02	Expected goals (xG)	1.38
14	Total shots	17
3	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	8
11	Attempts inside box	6
3	Attempts outside box	11
5	Corner kicks	5
2	Offsides	3
341	Total passes	563
272	Accurate passes	508
80	Pass accuracy	90
11	Key passes	11
92	Duels	92

World Cup table — 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	-4	1

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