Egypt and South Africa meet at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, in a match for the knockout rounds of the African Cup of Nations. In the 6 games between Egypt and South Africa, in several competitions, the South Africans have a slight advantage: they added 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Egypt:
Egypt was one of the teams that won 9 points in the group stage of this competition, in addition to Algeria and Morocco. We must point out that the Egyptians reach this game with a 0-2 victory over Uganda: Mohamed Salah and Elmohamady scored the team’s goals. Egypt‘s main objective is to win the title of this African Cup of Nations and increase the number of conquered cups to 8, this time playing at home.
When observing the last 10 games in several competitions, it is possible to verify that Javier Aguirre’s men scored an average of 1.9 goals and suffered an average of 0.6 goals per game, which shows great competition in the offensive and defensive sector. 70% of these games ended with less than two goals in the final score.
Egypt’s best moment in the aforementioned games is between minutes 31 ‘and 45’ of play, when they scored 4 goals and did not suffer any. In the 7 games in which he opened the scoring, in 6 he reached the end of the 90 ‘with a victory. Mohamed Salah and Elmohamady are the best gunners in Egypt so far, with 2 goals scored each. There are no absences of weight for this game.
South Africa:
The South African team reaches this stage of the African Cup of Nations this season due to fourth place in the group of best third-classifieds, behind Benin, Congo and Guinea. It should be noted that the South Africans only won one victory, over Namibia, but it was enough to move forward in the competition. In the other two matches South Africa lost to Côte d’Ivoire and Morocco.
Taking into account his 10 previous games in several competitions, the team of Stuart Baxter has averaged 1.1 goals scored and 0.5 goals suffered per game, thus showing some weaknesses in the offensive sector. It is important to note that 80% of these matches ended with less than two goals on the scoreboard.
South Africa’s worst period is between minutes 31 ‘and 45’ of play, when it suffered 1 goal and did not score any. In the only match in which the score opened the South African team kept the advantage until the end of the 90. Zungu is the best gunner of this team, with 1 goal scored in the competition. For this game of the round of 16, the coach can not count on Zwane, for suspension.
