South Africa vs Lesotho – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 11/01/2024

South Africa and Lesotho face each other in an international friendly between teams that is scheduled to take place on the morning of this Thursday, January 11, 2024, starting at 10 am Brasília. The duel will be played at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, in the city of Pretoria, South Africa.

South Africa

With the advantage of playing in front of their fans, the South African team arrives for this clash with the mission of winning again to regain some of their confidence, in search of their first victory in the new season, before returning to play in matches for the African qualifiers for the next edition of the World Cup.

It was when they were playing in the qualifiers that the South African team faced Rwanda and left the field defeated by a score of 2-0 away from home, wasting precious points in the tournament.

Before that, South Africa had defeated Benin 3-1, a result that served to keep the team in the fierce dispute for the G-2 of the competition even with the stumble recorded later.

There were 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat in the last 5 official matches of the season, beating Benin and the Democratic Republic of Congo, drawing with Ivory Coast and also with Swatini, in addition to losing to Rwanda.

Acting as home team, the South African national team recorded a recent campaign with 5 wins, 4 draws and only 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.

Lesotho

The Lesotho squad, on the other hand, has not won for seven consecutive matches this season and comes under a lot of pressure to achieve its first triumph in 2024, but it arrives as a big underdog for this friendly, especially as it plays away from home.

Their most recent match was a resounding defeat to Mozambique by the score of 2-0, without being able to offer much resistance to the negative result despite facing an opponent theoretically inferior to the South African level, which indicates that Lesotho will have even more difficulties in this Thursday, unless it presents significant progress in a short period.

Before that, the team had already played two rounds in the African qualifiers for the World Cup, but disappointed its fans by suffering two consecutive draws that left it in a very delicate situation in the tournament.

There were 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 5 times they entered the field officially this season, drawing with Benin and Nigeria, in addition to losing to Mozambique, Ivory Coast and also Zambia.

Acting as a visitor, the Lesotho national team had a recent performance with only 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Conclusion:

With the advantage of playing at home and having a more qualified squad, South Africa has everything it needs to stand out in search of an important victory to boost the confidence of its players before turning their attention to the qualifiers.