Prediction: South Africa vs Lesotho - WC Qualification Africa 2026

The APWin team has provided a prediction for South Africa vs Lesotho in Round 5 of WC Qualification Africa. The South Africa vs Lesotho match will take place on 21/03/2025 at 17:00.

Our sports betting experts have looked at all the odds and probabilities for this match based on the bookmakers’ offerings, and this is the free tip they have come up with.

This goes beyond just picking who wins the South Africa vs Lesotho match. It is also geared toward finding the best value that can help bettors maximise their profits.

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South Africa vs Lesotho Betting Tips

These are our top betting tips and predictions for the match.

👉 Our prediction is: South Africa to win the 1st half

While the half-time market is not a particularly popular betting market, it does provide a good deal of value. And this is true for South Africa vs Lesotho, where we have South Africa to win the first half as our best bet.

South Africa has been quite a fast starter at home as they quickly put the pressure on their visitors in the opening minutes. That strategy should lead to a South Africa taking an advantage into half-time.

South Africa vs Lesotho Match Details

The South Africa vs Lesotho match in the WC Qualification Africa competition, takes place on 21/03/2025, at 17:00.

You can find all the main pre-match information down below:

📅 Date: 21/03/2025 - Friday
🕗 Time: 17:00
🏟️ Location: Peter Mokaba Stadium
⚽ Competition: WC Qualification Africa
📺 Broadcast: See all options to watch live football

At APWin, you can check out the statistics that you need to know all about South Africa to Lesotho ahead of kickoff.

Meanwhile, you can find relevant details for other matches in the WC Qualification Africa competition, as well as other competitions from around the world.

South Africa Stats & Results

To date, South Africa has played in 4 matches in this WC Qualification Africa campaign:

✅ 2 wins
🟰 1 draw
❌ 1 lose
🔢 Average points per match: 1.75

And these are their goal statistics thus far:

😜 6 goals scored
😩 5 goals conceded
📈😜 Average goals scored per match: 1.5
📈😩 Average goals conceded per game: 1.25

Last matches

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South Korea

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Lesotho Stats & Results

Meanwhile, this is how South Africa’s WC Qualification Africa campaign has gone after 4 matches played:

✅ 1 win
🟰 2 draws
❌ 1 lose
🔢 Average points per match: 1.25

And this is their complete goal summary:

😜 3 goals scored
😩 2 goals conceded
📈😜 Average goals scored per match: 0.75
📈😩 Average goals conceded per game: 0.5

Last matches

Kenya

Lesotho

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Seychelles

Seychelles

Lesotho

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Malawi

Team Campaign

To contextualize how both teams arrive for this game, we bring here how the two clubs' campaigns are going at this current moment.

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Tunisia	10	9	1	0	22	0	+22	28	2.80
2	Egypt	10	8	2	0	20	2	+18	26	2.60
3	Ivory Coast	10	8	2	0	25	0	+25	26	2.60
4	Gabon	10	8	1	1	22	9	+13	25	2.50
5	Algeria	10	8	1	1	24	8	+16	25	2.50
6	Ghana	10	8	1	1	23	6	+17	25	2.50
7	Senegal	10	7	3	0	22	3	+19	24	2.40
8	Morocco	8	8	0	0	22	2	+20	24	3.00
9	Cape Verde	10	7	2	1	16	8	+8	23	2.30
10	Congo DR	10	7	1	2	15	6	+9	22	2.20
11	Burkina Faso	10	6	3	1	23	8	+15	21	2.10
12	South Africa	10	6	3	1	17	6	+11	21	2.10
13	Cameroon	10	5	4	1	17	5	+12	19	1.90
14	Madagascar	10	6	1	3	17	12	+5	19	1.90
15	Uganda	10	6	0	4	14	9	+5	18	1.80
16	Mozambique	10	6	0	4	14	17	-3	18	1.80
17	Nigeria	10	4	5	1	15	8	+7	17	1.70
18	Benin	10	5	2	3	12	11	+1	17	1.70
19	Libya	10	4	4	2	12	10	+2	16	1.60
20	Sierra Leone	10	4	3	3	12	10	+2	15	1.50
21	Niger	8	5	0	3	11	10	+1	15	1.88
22	Guinea	10	4	3	3	11	8	+3	15	1.50
23	Namibia	10	4	3	3	13	10	+3	15	1.50
24	Equatorial Guinea	10	4	2	4	9	12	-3	14	1.40
25	Sudan	10	3	4	3	8	6	+2	13	1.30
26	Gambia	10	4	1	5	27	18	+9	13	1.30
27	Malawi	10	4	1	5	11	10	+1	13	1.30
28	Angola	10	2	6	2	9	8	+1	12	1.20
29	Kenya	10	3	3	4	18	14	+4	12	1.20
30	Liberia	10	3	3	4	10	12	-2	12	1.20
31	Rwanda	10	3	2	5	5	9	-4	11	1.10
32	Guinea-Bissau	10	2	4	4	8	10	-2	10	1.00
33	Tanzania	8	3	1	4	6	7	-1	10	1.25
34	Burundi	10	3	1	6	13	13	0	10	1.00
35	Botswana	10	3	1	6	12	16	-4	10	1.00
36	Ethiopia	10	2	3	5	9	14	-5	9	0.90
37	Lesotho	10	2	3	5	6	14	-8	9	0.90
38	Zambia	8	3	0	5	10	10	0	9	1.13
39	Togo	10	1	5	4	5	10	-5	8	0.80
40	Mauritania	10	1	4	5	4	13	-9	7	0.70
41	Mauritius	10	1	3	6	7	17	-10	6	0.60
42	South Sudan	10	0	5	5	3	19	-16	5	0.50
43	Zimbabwe	10	0	5	5	5	12	-7	5	0.50
44	Eswatini	10	0	3	7	6	19	-13	3	0.30
45	São Tomé and Príncipe	10	1	0	9	5	26	-21	3	0.30
46	Djibouti	10	0	1	9	5	33	-28	1	0.10
47	Congo	8	0	1	7	4	24	-20	1	0.13
48	Somalia	10	0	1	9	3	20	-17	1	0.10
49	Eritrea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Seychelles	10	0	0	10	2	53	-51	0	0
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Below you also have a summary of the teams' performance with various information to support your football prediction.

South Africa

International - WC Qualification Africa

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W D D D	1.8
Home	W D W D W	2.2
Away	W D D D D	1.4

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	50%	100%	0%
Goals	2.75	3.5	2
Scored	1.5	2.5	0.5
Conceded	1.25	1	1.5
Both Teams to Score	75%	100%	50%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	25%	0%	50%
1st to Score	75%	100%	50%
xG	1.33	1.6	1.07
xGA	1.04	0.8	1.29

Lesotho

International - WC Qualification Africa

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L W D L W	1.4
Home	L D D D	0.75
Away	W L W D L	1.4

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	25%	0%	50%
Goals	1.25	0.5	2
Scored	0.75	0	1.5
Conceded	0.5	0.5	0.5
Both Teams to Score	25%	0%	50%
Without Conceding	50%	50%	50%
Failed To Score	50%	100%	0%
1st to Score	75%	0%	100%
xG	1.06	1.37	0.76
xGA	1.99	1.69	2.29

Conclusion

These have been our analysis and prediction of the South Africa vs Lesotho match in Round 5 of WC Qualification Africa.

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FAQ about the match

See below all the main information for this match.

Where and when will the South Africa vs Lesotho match take place?

South Africa vs Lesotho will be held at Peter Mokaba Stadium on 21/03/2025 17:00.

What time will South Africa vs Lesotho kick off?

The South Africa vs Lesotho match kick-off is scheduled for 17:00 (UK Time).

Who is the favourite to win in South Africa vs Lesotho?

According to sports betting sites, South Africa is the favourite to win the match with 75% chance of winning.

Who won the last match between South Africa vs Lesotho?

The last game between the teams was in 10/01/2024 for the International Friendlies and the duel ended in a draw at 0 - 0.

What are the odds for South Africa vs Lesotho?

South Africa's odds to win are 1.33 and Lesotho's odds are 17.77. The odds of a draw are 5.92.

What is the prediction for South Africa vs Lesotho?

You can find our predictions and betting tips for South Africa vs Lesotho above.

Published on 21 March 2025, at 10:31 Last updated on 25 July 2026, at 20:02

Amauri Barbosa

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Sports betting analyst with over 15 years of experience. At APWin, he writes football predictions, reviews bookmakers and explains the reasoning behind every bet.