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Group A · Matchday 2 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta · Jun 18, 16:00 UTC

🇨🇿 Czechiavs🇿🇦 South Africa
54.3%draw 25.0%20.7%

Expected goals: CZE 1.79 · RSA 1.03

SourceCZE winDrawRSA win
Model54.4%24.9%20.6%
Market (Pinnacle)54.2%25.0%20.8%
Blend (published)54.3%25.0%20.7%

Scoreline probabilities

Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model — rows CZE, columns RSA

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6.9%
5.3%
3.2%
1.1%
1
9.8%
11.9%
5.7%
1.9%
2
9.6%
9.8%
5.1%
1.7%
3
5.7%
5.9%
3.0%
1.0%
4
2.6%
2.6%
1.3%
5
0.9%
0.9%
11 11.9%21 9.8%10 9.8%20 9.6%00 6.9%

Model factors

How each team's effective rating is built

🇨🇿CZE1784effective
Pre-tournament Elo
1810
In-tournament form (Elo Δ)
-26.1
Injury penalty
0

No injury concerns — full-strength squad assumed. Key players: Patrik Schick, Tomáš Souček, Antonín Barák.

🇿🇦RSA1678effective
Pre-tournament Elo
1700
In-tournament form (Elo Δ)
-22.2
Injury penalty
0

No injury concerns — full-strength squad assumed. Key players: Ronwen Williams, Teboho Mokoena, Themba Zwane.