South Africa Shots Stats 2026

South Africa Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

South Africa are averaging 10.6 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.7 total shots on average. That puts them 6th of 50 for team shots per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Kenya, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which South Africa players take the most shots?

Relebohile Mofokeng leads with 14 shots across 7 qualifying appearances (2/g, 71% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every South Africa player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

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

South Africa are averaging 10.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 8.1 for a match-total of 18.7. That ranks 6th of 50 for team shots among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

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

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 South Africa fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

South Africa player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Oswin Appollis	attacker	7	13	1.86	100%
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Thabang Matuludi	defender	1	2	2	100%
Y. Mbuthuma	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Aubrey Modiba	defender	6	7	1.17	83%
Thalente Mbatha	midfielder	5	6	1.2	80%
Iqraam Rayners	attacker	5	9	1.8	80%
Evidence Makgopa	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Relebohile Mofokeng	attacker	7	14	2	71%
Thapelo Maseko	attacker	7	12	1.71	71%
Lyle Foster	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Tshepang Moremi	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Samukelo Kabini	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Olwethu Makhanya	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
K. Sebelebele	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	5	8	1.6	60%
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	defender	5	5	1	60%
Yaya Sithole	midfielder	7	4	0.57	43%
Ime Okon	defender	8	6	0.75	38%
Themba Zwane	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Jayden Adams	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Ronwen Williams	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Khuliso Mudau	defender	5	0	0	0%
Nkosinathi Sibisi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Renaldo Leaner	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

South Africa shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
30 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Eritrea	Away	0-5	17	9	26	Relebohile Mofokeng (6)
26 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea	Home	2-1	22	11	33	Teboho Mokoena (4)
28 Jun 2026	World Cup	Canada	Home	0-1	6	12	18	Teboho Mokoena (2)
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Korea Republic	Home	1-0	13	8	21	Thapelo Maseko (5)
18 Jun 2026	World Cup	Czech Republic	Away	1-1	17	14	31	Aubrey Modiba (3)
11 Jun 2026	World Cup	Mexico	Away	2-0	3	16	19	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	22	3	25	Iqraam Rayners (3)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Panama	Home	1-2	6	8	14	Aubrey Modiba (1)

South Africa shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 13.11
Shots against per game: 9.33
Match total shots per game: 22.44
Games: 9
League rank for match shots: 10 of 42

South Africa Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	6	13.5	67%	67%	50%	33%	33%
Away	3	12.33	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	9	13.11	67%	67%	56%	44%	44%

South Africa Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	6	7.5	33%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	13	100%	67%	67%	33%	0%
Overall	9	9.33	56%	44%	22%	11%	0%

South Africa Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	21	50%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Away	3	25.33	100%	67%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	9	22.44	67%	56%	44%	44%	22%

South Africa Team shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	13.11	13.5	12.33
Shots on target / match	4.11	3.67	5
Shots off target / match	9	9.83	7.33
Shot conversion	9%	6%	16%
Shots per goal	10.7	16.3	6.2
Shots on target per goal	3.4	4.4	2.5
Shots over 8.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots over 10.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots over 12.5	56%	50%	67%
Shots over 14.5	44%	33%	67%
Shots over 16.5	44%	33%	67%

South Africa Shots against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	9.33	7.5	13
Shots against over 8.5	56%	33%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	44%	33%	67%
Shots against over 12.5	22%	0%	67%
Shots against over 14.5	11%	0%	33%
Shots against over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

South Africa Match shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	22.44	21	25.33
Match shots over 18.5	67%	50%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	56%	50%	67%
Match shots over 22.5	44%	33%	67%
Match shots over 24.5	44%	33%	67%
Match shots over 26.5	22%	17%	33%

South Africa 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	5	6.4	60%	60%	60%
Away	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	5.57	57%	43%	43%

South Africa 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	5	3.8	40%	20%	0%
Away	2	7.5	100%	50%	50%
Overall	7	4.86	57%	29%	14%

South Africa 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	5	10.2	80%	80%	20%	20%
Away	2	11	100%	100%	50%	0%
Overall	7	10.43	86%	86%	29%	14%

South Africa shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
30 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Eritrea (A)	0-5	17	9	26	-
26 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea (H)	2-1	22	11	33	-
28 Jun	World Cup	Canada (H)	0-1	6	12	18	10
25 Jun	World Cup	South Korea (H)	1-0	13	8	21	14
18 Jun	World Cup	Czech Republic (A)	1-1	17	14	31	10
11 Jun	World Cup	Mexico (A)	2-0	3	16	19	12
29 May	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	0-0	22	3	25	11
31 Mar	Friendly International	Panama (H)	1-2	6	8	14	6
27 Mar	Friendly International	Panama (H)	1-1	12	3	15	10

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots table 2026: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Comoros	3	9.67	18.33	28	100%
2	Cape Verde Islands	10	13.9	13	26.9	60%
3	Eritrea	4	8	16.25	24.25	50%
4	Namibia	4	12.5	11.5	24	75%
5	Mali	5	11.6	12.2	23.8	60%
6	Mauritania	4	13.75	10	23.75	50%
7	Senegal	14	13.21	10.29	23.5	50%
8	Togo	3	12.33	11	23.33	67%
9	Côte d'Ivoire	11	12.91	10.36	23.27	64%
10	South Africa	10	13.6	9.4	23	50%
11	Gambia	3	10.67	12.33	23	33%
12	Tunisia	10	10.2	12.6	22.8	40%
13	Cameroon	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
14	Cameroon	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
15	Zambia	3	8.67	14	22.67	67%
16	Gabon	4	9	13.5	22.5	75%
17	Gabon	4	9	13.5	22.5	75%
18	Algeria	11	11.82	10.55	22.36	45%
19	Mozambique	4	6.5	15.75	22.25	25%
20	Tanzania	5	15.4	6.6	22	40%
21	Guinea-Bissau	4	7.75	14.25	22	50%
22	Egypt	15	9.6	12.07	21.67	47%
23	Madagascar	3	3.67	18	21.67	33%
24	Congo DR	9	11.22	10.11	21.33	33%
25	Congo DR	9	11.22	10.11	21.33	33%
26	Liberia	6	9.67	11.33	21	50%
27	Burkina Faso	6	10.5	10.33	20.83	33%
28	Libya	4	13.75	7	20.75	25%
29	Guinea	4	10.5	10.25	20.75	50%
30	Zimbabwe	3	12	8.67	20.67	33%
31	Morocco	16	12.56	8	20.56	31%
32	Rwanda	4	9.75	10.75	20.5	50%
33	Ghana	10	7.2	12.8	20	40%
34	Lesotho	5	9.6	10.2	19.8	20%
35	Kenya	6	13.5	6.17	19.67	17%
36	Seychelles	3	8.67	11	19.67	33%
37	Niger	5	8.2	11.4	19.6	20%
38	Benin	7	9.29	10.14	19.43	29%
39	Sierra Leone	5	9.6	9.6	19.2	40%
40	Nigeria	11	9.55	7.73	17.27	27%
41	Nigeria	11	9.55	7.73	17.27	27%
42	Somalia	3	4.33	12.33	16.67	0%

South Africa shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	10	12.4	6.3	18.7	30%
Vs top half	10	12.4	6.3	18.7	30%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

South Africa shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	19.5	10	29.5	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	17	7.33	24.33	83%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	4	15.5	9	24.5	75%
Friendly International	2025	3	15.33	4	19.33	33%
Friendly International	2024	3	8.33	6.33	14.67	33%

South Africa next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Kenya (home)	18.71	11.71	7	14.75	8.25	6.5
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Kenya (away)	18.71	11.71	7	24	16.33	7.67
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Guinea (away)	16.88	8.88	8	13.25	7.75	5.5

South Africa players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Oswin Appollis	attacker	9	10	90%
2	Relebohile Mofokeng	attacker	7	9	78%
3	Aubrey Modiba	defender	6	8	75%
4	Evidence Makgopa	attacker	5	7	71%
5	Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	5	7	71%

South Africa players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Oswin Appollis	attacker	6	10	60%
2	Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	4	7	57%
3	Relebohile Mofokeng	attacker	4	9	44%
4	Evidence Makgopa	attacker	3	7	43%
5	Thapelo Maseko	attacker	3	7	43%

South Africa players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Iqraam Rayners	attacker	2	7	29%
2	Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	2	7	29%
3	Thapelo Maseko	attacker	2	7	29%
4	Relebohile Mofokeng	attacker	2	9	22%
5	Oswin Appollis	attacker	2	10	20%

Kenya shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
1 Oct	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea (A)	1-0	5	9	14	-
26 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Eritrea (H)	1-1	29	10	39	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Lesotho (H)	4-0	11	9	20	-
4 Jun	Friendly International	Lesotho (A)	1-1	10	4	14	-
30 Mar	Friendly International	Grenada (A)	0-3	17	1	18	-
27 Mar	Friendly International	Estonia (H)	1-1	9	4	13	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ivory Coast (A)	3-0	1	12	13	-