Zimbabwe vs South Africa | Prediction | Africa Cup of Nations | 29/12
International - Africa Cup of Nations
The kick off for the match between Zimbabwe and South Africa will take place at 16:00 (UK time) - Monday, 12/29 - at the National Sports Stadium. This clash of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Zimbabwe vs South Africa
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
Under 2.5 Goals
Market: Under 2.5 Goals · @ 1.68
Last updated: 24-12-2025
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Our prediction is: South Africa win or draw
Even though South Africa will be the away side in this matchup, we do not expect them to go down in defeat. We recommend betting on South Africa to win or draw in the Double Chance market, where a win or a draw will win the bet.
South Africa does have its share of flaws, but Zimbabwe has also looked quite vulnerable of late, and not even being at home might be enough for them to avoid dropping points to South Africa.
Zimbabwe preview
Zimbabwe has played 2 matches in the Africa Cup of Nations so far, with 0 wins, 1 draws, and 1 losses. This results in an average of 0.5 points per match.
In the 2025 season, the team has recorded 1 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses. Zimbabwe's attack has scored 6 goals, 2 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1 goals per league match and 1 goals per match across the entire season.
Munashe Garananga is the team’s top scorer with 1 goals, while Godknows Murwira leads the team in assists with 1. Defensively, Zimbabwe has conceded 3 goals in the league (an average of 1.5) and 10 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.67 over 6 matches).
- 28/09/2026ZimbabweCongo DRL1228/09/2026Africa Cup of Nations QualificationZimbabwe
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Congo DR1 - 2L - 24/09/2026Sierra LeoneZimbabweW2324/09/2026Africa Cup of Nations QualificationSierra Leone
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Zimbabwe2 - 3W - 30/05/2026ZimbabweIndiaW1030/05/2026International FriendliesZimbabwe
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India1 - 0W - 26/05/2026NigeriaZimbabweL2026/05/2026International FriendliesNigeria
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Zimbabwe2 - 0L - 31/03/2026ZimbabweZambiaW1031/03/2026International FriendliesZimbabwe
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Zambia1 - 0W
South Africa preview
In 2 Africa Cup of Nations matches, South Africa has recorded 1 wins, 0 draws, and 1 losses, with an average of 1.5 points per game.
In the 2025 season, the team has 6 wins in 14 matches. The team has scored 22 goals, 2 of them in the Africa Cup of Nations (an average of 1 goals per match), with Thabiso Simon Kutumela being the team's top scorer with 3 goals and Mohau Nkota providing 3 assists.
Defensively, South Africa has conceded 2 goals in the league and 14 in the 2025 season overall, resulting in an average of 1 goals conceded per match.
- 04/10/2026EgyptSouth AfricaW0104/10/2026International FriendliesEgypt
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South Africa0 - 1W - 30/09/2026EritreaSouth AfricaW0530/09/2026Africa Cup of Nations QualificationEritrea
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South Africa0 - 5W - 26/09/2026South AfricaGuineaW2126/09/2026Africa Cup of Nations QualificationSouth Africa
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Guinea2 - 1W - 28/06/2026South AfricaCanadaL0128/06/2026World CupSouth Africa
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Canada0 - 1L - 25/06/2026South AfricaSouth KoreaW1025/06/2026World CupSouth Africa
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South Korea1 - 0W
Head to head: Zimbabwe vs South Africa
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Zimbabwe
Home
South Africa
Away
Points & Results
- PPG0.501.50
- 0%Wins50%
- 50%First to Score50%
Goals Scored & Conceded
- Scored/game11
- Conceded/game1.501
- xG0.721.60
- xGA2.190.97
Trends
- 100%Both Score50%
- 0%Clean Sheet0%
- 0%Failed to Score50%
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