South Africa vs Namibia Prediction & Match Preview

Namibia’s emphasis will now move onto the second of their group E encounter, which is expected to take place against Jordan at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium.

Namibia, courtesy of a late goal from Deon Hotto, shockingly defeated Tunisia 1-0 on the opening matchday of the group stage. Collin Benjamin’s team would now have a chance to secure their place in the knockout rounds with a victory here against the team that currently sits at the bottom of the group.

The brave warriors are in fine shape owing to their three-game unbeaten run despite facing formidable opponents like Ghana and Tunisia along the way.

Their opponents, South Africa, on the other hand, were below par in their opening match as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Mali.

South Africa’s performances before entering the contest have not been particularly impressive, given that they have won only one of their previous six matches. The recent defeat would also mean that Hugo Broos’ squad had gone winless in their previous three matches, along with two defeats.

Recent Meetings

• The last match between these two was in September 2023, when the match finished in a 0-0 tie.
• South Africa are on an eight-game unbeaten streak against this opposition, although the last three have ended in draws.
• While each of the last five encounters between the two teams has concluded with under 2.5 goals.

South Africa vs Namibia Prediction

South Africa are seen as the favourites by the bookies, although their recent performances haven’t been encouraging. In contrast, Namibia’s recent encounters did make a greater impact. We thus chose the 1.79 odds provided for the Brave Warriors to avoid defeat here.

Similarly, the under 2.5 goals option could be a safe option here. Given that South Africa has failed to score a single goal in their past three matches. Additionally, each of Namibia’s last six matches have concluded with under 2.5 goals to go alongside their five clean sheets. While brave punters can also wager on the game to conclude with a 1-0 final score in favour of Namibia at 9.50 odds.

Liam Foster- January 18, 2024

South Africa vs Namibia Betting Tips

Namibia to win or Draw

OK

	1.80 Odds
	1.79 Odds

Namibia 1-0

OK

	9.50 Odds
	8.50 Odds