Friday , 28 August 2026

Argentina vs South Africa, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Argentina
2 – 2
Full Time
South Africa
Fri 28 Jul 2023 · 00:00 UTC Forsyth Barr Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Kholosa Biyana
Miriam Mayorga 45' Y
Y 56' Tiisetso Makhubela

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs South Africa — Women World Cup at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
18 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals South Africa
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-28 Argentina 2–2 South Africa

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul South Africa H 2–2 D
24 Jul Italy A 0–1 L
South Africa
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Argentina A 2–2 D
23 Jul Sweden A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
0% Clean Sheets
South Africa this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
South Africa
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

South Africa
Thembi Kgatlana 2 G 3 A
Hildah Magaia 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. South Africa get us underway at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
  • 5' South Africa are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Linda Motlhalo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' South Africa started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Kholosa Biyana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' South Africa manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kholosa Biyana is hanging Refiloe Jane on the field on 25 minute.
  • 30' South Africa come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' What a strike from Linda Motlhalo! The score is 0-1.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lorena Benitez made 3 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Argentina are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against South Africa's shape.
  • 43' South Africa player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' Miriam Mayorga catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 46' The Argentina bench stirs into life. Daiana Falfan is withdrawn and Romina Nunez gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Argentina currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' Tiisetso Makhubela has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kholosa Biyana on 54 minute.
  • 56' That is a card for South Africa. Tiisetso Makhubela will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Yamila Tamara Rodriguez gets the nod from Argentina. He replaces Paulina Gramaglia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' The deadlock is broken! Thembi Kgatlana gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
  • 69' Another change for Argentina made on 69 minute. Mariana Larroquette leaves to be changed by Erica Lonigro.
  • 74' What composure from Sophia Braun! The international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 79' Against the run of play, Romina Nunez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 83' The South Africa bench stirs into life. Thembi Kgatlana is withdrawn and Melinda Kgadiete gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eliana Stabile, as he is very good at scoring at Forsyth Barr Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

South Africa Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.69 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 South Africa xG
I would bet for: Argentina or South Africa 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina42% Draw26% South Africa32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
68%
Draw or South Africa
58%
Argentina or South Africa
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina31% Draw43% South Africa26%
Actual: South Africa win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push South Africa covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
South Africa keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.