Egypt vs South Africa prediction 04.10.2026 | International Friendly

These teams met in 2025 in AFCON, with Egypt winning 1:0. However, it was a super-close game, where a draw was probably the fairest outcome. Looking further back, these teams met 11 times. Egypt won four and South Africa five times thus far.

When it comes to the number of goals, only two of those ended with three or more goals, while both teams scored on three occasions.

Egypt kept a clean sheet in both AFCON Qualifiers games. They also went under 2.5 goals in six of the past ten games across competitions. They have generally been a strong defensive team and rarely allow too many goals. The only teams they allowed more than one goal in the past ten games are Brazil and Argentina, and we can safely say South Africa aren't on that level.

South Africa went over 2.5 goals in the first two AFCON qualifier games, but that is mainly due to poor opponents. They are a team that almost exclusively plays low-scoring games and were under 2.5 goals in six games across competitions before these two games against Guinea and Eritrea. 

Also, nine of the past 11 h2h games ended with fewer than three goals. Considering the trend in the previous h2h games and all the above, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the best possible bet for this International Friendly match. 

1. Egypt kept a clean sheet in the first two AFCON Qualifier games
2. South Africa allowed one goal in the first two AFCON Qualifier games
3. Nine of the past 11 h2h games ended with fewer than three goals