Group AThu, Jun 18, 4:00 PM UTC
Czech Rep.
vsSouth Africa
Atlanta Stadium · Atlanta
Win probability
Czech Rep. 51%
Draw 27%
South Africa 22%
Czech Rep. have the edge — but it's far from a lock.
The story
Czech Republic have won all three of their last five home matches while keeping two clean sheets, conceding just 0.33 goals per game on their own ground. South Africa have scored zero goals across their away fixtures in the same span, with Lyle Foster leading their attack at an average xG of 0.42 per match. Both sides have conceded in four of South Africa's last five matches, and head-to-head meetings have finished under 3.5 goals in 77 of the last 95 encounters.
What the data says
- Czech Republic have won 13 out of their 16 most recent home matches.
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