South Africa vs Eswatini Prediction and Betting Tips | July 2nd 2024

A place in the knockout stages of the 2024 COSAFA Cup will be on the line when South Africa and Eswatini square off on Tuesday. All four sides in Group A are level on two points heading into the final group game and we anticipate a thriving contest at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium as they look to reach the knockout stages.

South Africa were left disappointed last Saturday as they were held to a disappointing goalless draw by Botswana at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium.

This followed an impressive 1-1 stalemate with Mozambique in the Group A opener on June 26, when Rushwin Dortley and Chamito Alfandega scored for either side to force a share of the spoils.

With last weekend’s result, South Africa have now been involved in a share of the spoils in five of their last six games across all competitions, with a 3-1 victory over Zimbabwe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on June 11 being the exception.

Like Bafana Bafana, Eswatini played out a second consecutive stalemate last Monday as they held on for a goalless draw against Mozambique.

Before that, Dominic Kunene’s men kicked off their quest for a first-ever COSAFA Cup title on June 26, when they played out a goalless draw with Botswana to end their two-game winless run.

Eswatini have now gone six consecutive matches without a win across all competitions, losing twice and claiming three draws since a 3-0 victory over Somalia in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers back in March.

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South Africa vs Eswatini Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• South Africa have been imperious in the history of this fixture, claiming six wins and one draw from the last seven meetings between the two sides.
• Bafana boast a 100% record against Eswatini in the COSAFA Cup, winning each of their previous three encounters while scoring eight goals and conceding twice since June 2016.
• South Africa are unbeaten in their last five competitive matches, claiming two wins and three draws since their penalty-shootout defeat against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations in February.
• Eswatini have failed to win six of their last seven COSAFA Cup matches, losing four and claiming two draws since July 2022.

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South Africa vs Eswatini Prediction

South Africa have stumbled into the tournament and find themselves on the cusp of a disappointing group-stage elimination.

However, Bafana Bafana are on a dominant run against Eswatini and we are backing them to come away with a vital victory at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Prediction: South Africa 2-1 Eswatini

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South Africa vs Eswatini Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - South Africa to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in five of the last seven meetings between the two sides)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in five of their last seven meetings)