Malawi vs South Africa Prediction: A low-scoring affair expected

At the King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, Malawi and South Africa will compete for third place in the 2023 COSAFA Cup event. The final of this competition will be between Lesotho and Zambia, who have advanced to the final of this competition.

After an intense 1-1 draw in regulation time, the Flames of Malawi were eliminated by Lesotho in the semifinals through penalties. They have not yet suffered a loss heading into the fifth and final game of the competition, which also happens to be a game to determine who would take third place. It would be intriguing to see how Malawi, who has had a fantastic campaign, does in this third-place game against the hosts, South Africa, after posting three spotless victories and a 1-1 tie in their last outing.

Before the 1-1 draw against Lesotho, they hadn't given up a goal at this tournament, which made them a tough opponent for the host country.

After suffering a loss to Chipolopolo of Zambia by a score of 1-2 in the semifinals, Bafana Bafana have had a difficult time. They will now compete against the Flames of Malawi, a team that they have faced five times recently and have won twice, drawn thrice, and lost once against. In the four matches that have been played so far, South Africa haven't been able to keep a clean sheet, which has shown to be their worst weakness defensively in the COSAFA Cup. In order to keep the home crowd happy, the hosts will do all they can to get the positive result here.

Both of these teams' most recent matchups have been in scoreless draws, and the deciding games have both been decided by penalty shootouts.

Due to the fact that this match is for third place, we anticipate that both sides will put a great emphasis on defense, so a low-scoring encounter is expected. Additionally, I think that the first half will conclude in a tie as well.