South Africa Shots on Target Stats 2027

South Africa Shots on Target Stats 2027 - season overview

South Africa are averaging 2.7 shots on target per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 5.4 total SOT on average. That puts them 13th of 53 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Guinea, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which South Africa players hit the most shots on target?

Oswin Appollis leads with 5 shots on target across 7 qualifying appearances (0.71/g, 43% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every South Africa player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does South Africa's SOT profile look this season?

South Africa are averaging 2.7 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.7 for a match-total of 5.4. That ranks 13th of 53 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 9.7 shots per game and create 6.9 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Guinea, the page weights each South Africa attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

South Africa take 9.7 shots per game and put 2.7 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 South Africa fixtures in the active window for 2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

South Africa are currently converting 22% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

South Africa player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	6	4	0.67	67%
Evidence Makgopa	attacker	5	4	0.8	60%
Samukelo Kabini	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Oswin Appollis	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Lyle Foster	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Thalente Mbatha	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Thapelo Maseko	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Iqraam Rayners	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Aubrey Modiba	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Yaya Sithole	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Relebohile Mofokeng	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Ronwen Williams	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Khuliso Mudau	defender	7	0	0	0%
Ime Okon	defender	7	0	0	0%
Jayden Adams	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Themba Zwane	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Tshepang Moremi	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Nkosinathi Sibisi	defender	3	0	0	0%
Khulumani Ndamane	defender	1	0	0	0%
Thabang Matuludi	defender	1	0	0	0%
Sipho Chaine	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Ricardo Goss	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Olwethu Makhanya	defender	1	0	0	0%
K. Sebelebele	attacker	1	0	0	0%

South Africa shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
28 Jun 2026	World Cup	Canada	Home	0-1	1	7	8	Teboho Mokoena (1)
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Korea Republic	Home	1-0	4	3	7	Thalente Mbatha (1)
18 Jun 2026	World Cup	Czech Republic	Away	1-1	4	3	7	Evidence Makgopa (2)
11 Jun 2026	World Cup	Mexico	Away	2-0	2	4	6	Aubrey Modiba (1)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	1-1	0	0	0
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-1	0	0	0
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Nicaragua	Home	0-0	6	0	6	Oswin Appollis (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Panama	Home	1-2	1	4	5	Mbekezeli Mbokazi (1)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Panama	Home	1-1	5	2	7	Oswin Appollis (2)
4 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Cameroon	Home	1-2	4	4	8	Teboho Mokoena (1)

South Africa shots on target 2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4
Shots on target against per game: 3.33
Match total shots on target per game: 7.33
Games: 9
League rank for match shots on target: 38 of 57

South Africa Shots on target for 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	3.5	67%	67%	33%	17%	0%
Away	3	5	67%	67%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	9	4	67%	67%	33%	22%	11%

South Africa Shots on target against 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	3.33	67%	50%	17%	17%	17%
Away	3	3.33	100%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	3.33	78%	44%	11%	11%	11%

South Africa Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	6	6.83	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	8.33	67%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	9	7.33	67%	33%	11%	11%	11%

South Africa Team shots on target 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4	3.5	5
Total shots / match	12.56	12.83	12
Share of shots on target	32%	27%	42%
Goals per shot on target	22%	19%	27%
Shots on target per goal	4.5	5.2	3.8
Shots on target over 2.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots on target over 3.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots on target over 4.5	33%	33%	33%
Shots on target over 5.5	22%	17%	33%
Shots on target over 6.5	11%	0%	33%

South Africa Shots on target against 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	3.33	3.33	3.33
Shots on target against over 2.5	78%	67%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	44%	50%	33%
Shots on target against over 4.5	11%	17%	0%
Shots on target against over 5.5	11%	17%	0%
Shots on target against over 6.5	11%	17%	0%

South Africa Match shots on target 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7.33	6.83	8.33
Match shots on target over 6.5	67%	67%	67%
Match shots on target over 7.5	33%	33%	33%
Match shots on target over 8.5	11%	0%	33%
Match shots on target over 9.5	11%	0%	33%
Match shots on target over 10.5	11%	0%	33%

South Africa 1st-half shots on target for 2027 (from 8 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	5	1.8	40%	40%	20%
Away	3	1.67	33%	33%	33%
Overall	8	1.75	38%	38%	25%

South Africa 1st-half shots on target against 2027 (from 8 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	5	2	60%	20%	20%
Away	3	1.33	33%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.75	50%	13%	13%

South Africa 1st-half match total 2027 (from 8 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	5	3.8	80%	60%	40%	20%
Away	3	3	67%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	8	3.5	75%	50%	38%	13%

South Africa shots on target match by match 2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Jun	World Cup	Canada (H)	0-1	1	7	8	5
25 Jun	World Cup	South Korea (H)	1-0	4	3	7	4
18 Jun	World Cup	Czech Republic (A)	1-1	4	3	7	1
11 Jun	World Cup	Mexico (A)	2-0	2	4	6	3
29 May	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	0-0	6	0	6	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Panama (H)	1-2	1	4	5	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Panama (H)	1-1	5	2	7	6
4 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Cameroon (H)	1-2	4	4	8	3
29 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Zimbabwe (A)	2-3	9	3	12	5

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots on target table 2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Seychelles	10	1.2	10.3	11.5	80%
2	Congo	5	2.8	7	9.8	60%
3	Gambia	10	5.8	3.1	8.9	60%
4	Tunisia	10	6.1	2.7	8.8	60%
5	São Tomé and Príncipe	10	2.1	6.3	8.4	40%
6	Senegal	10	5.5	2.5	8	40%
7	South Sudan	10	2	6	8	30%
8	Djibouti	10	2.7	5.2	7.9	40%
9	Lesotho	10	2.1	5.8	7.9	50%
10	Eswatini	10	2.7	5	7.7	40%
11	Cameroon	11	4.55	3.09	7.64	55%
12	Cameroon	11	4.55	3.09	7.64	55%
13	Kenya	10	4.2	3.4	7.6	40%
14	Burkina Faso	10	4.7	2.8	7.5	30%
15	Central African Republic	10	2.4	5.1	7.5	40%
16	Zambia	7	3.71	3.71	7.43	14%
17	Niger	7	3.14	4.29	7.43	29%
18	Côte d'Ivoire	10	5.8	1.6	7.4	30%
19	Morocco	8	6	1.38	7.38	25%
20	Algeria	10	4.7	2.6	7.3	30%
21	Botswana	10	3.6	3.7	7.3	40%
22	Mauritania	10	3.1	4.1	7.2	30%
23	Ghana	10	4.5	2.6	7.1	30%
24	Sudan	10	3.3	3.6	6.9	20%
25	Nigeria	12	4.67	2.17	6.83	50%
26	Nigeria	12	4.67	2.17	6.83	50%
27	Egypt	10	5	1.7	6.7	30%
28	Angola	10	4	2.7	6.7	40%
29	Madagascar	10	3.2	3.5	6.7	20%
30	Zimbabwe	10	2.4	4.2	6.6	30%
31	Somalia	10	2.1	4.5	6.6	30%
32	Chad	9	1.56	5	6.56	22%
33	Togo	10	4.1	2.4	6.5	20%
34	Congo DR	12	3.58	2.92	6.5	17%
35	Congo DR	12	3.58	2.92	6.5	17%
36	Ethiopia	10	2	4.5	6.5	30%
37	Mali	9	4.67	1.78	6.44	11%
38	South Africa	10	4.4	2	6.4	30%
39	Mauritius	10	2	4.3	6.3	30%
40	Gabon	11	3.82	2.45	6.27	27%
41	Gabon	11	3.82	2.45	6.27	27%
42	Cape Verde Islands	10	3.9	2.3	6.2	30%
43	Guinea	10	3.3	2.9	6.2	40%
44	Liberia	10	2.8	3.4	6.2	30%
45	Mozambique	10	2.5	3.7	6.2	20%
46	Malawi	9	2.78	3.22	6	22%
47	Libya	10	3	2.9	5.9	20%
48	Namibia	9	3.44	2.44	5.89	33%
49	Equatorial Guinea	8	3.5	2.38	5.88	25%
50	Rwanda	10	2.9	2.8	5.7	20%
51	Comoros	10	3.6	2	5.6	0%
52	Sierra Leone	10	2.7	2.8	5.5	20%
53	Burundi	10	2.4	3	5.4	10%
54	Benin	10	2.8	2.5	5.3	0%
55	Guinea-Bissau	10	2.5	2.6	5.1	10%
56	Uganda	10	3.1	1.9	5	0%
57	Tanzania	7	1.71	2.86	4.57	0%

South Africa shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	10	4.4	2	6.4	30%
Vs top half	10	4.4	2	6.4	30%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

South Africa shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	6.67	2.33	9	67%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	4	5.75	3.5	9.25	50%
Friendly International	2025	3	6.33	1.33	7.67	33%
Friendly International	2024	2	4	5.5	9.5	50%

South Africa next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 26 Sep 16:00	Guinea (home)	6.86	4	2.86	7.25	4.5	2.75
Wed 30 Sep 16:00	Eritrea (away)	7	4	3	10	6	4
Sun 4 Oct 18:00	Egypt (away)	7.25	3.75	3.5	5	4	1

Guinea shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Jun	Friendly International	Northern Ireland (A)	1-0	6	4	10	3
31 Mar	Friendly International	Benin (H)	0-1	4	1	5	2
18 Nov	Friendly International	Niger (A)	1-1	4	3	7	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Botswana (H)	2-2	3	6	9	2
9 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mozambique (A)	1-2	2	1	3	4
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Algeria (H)	0-0	3	2	5	2
5 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Somalia (A)	0-3	6	3	9	4