World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage

Jun 8, 2024 at 2pm UK

Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo

Cameroon
4 - 1
Cape Verde

Ngadeu-Ngadjui (13'), Aboubakar (25', 44' pen.), Tolo (54')
Tolo (45+2'), Tchatchoua (78'), Balepa (79')

FT(HT: 3-1)

Monteiro (37')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Cameroon and Cape Verde, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cameroon

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Nigeria 2-0 Cameroon
Saturday, January 27 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Current Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Senegal	3	7	9
2	Cameroon	3	-1	4
3	Guinea	3	-1	4
4	Gambia	3	-5	0

Cape Verde

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Cape Verde 1-0 Eq Guinea
Monday, March 25 at 7pm in International Friendlies

Current Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Cape Verde	3	4	7
2	Egypt	3	0	3
3	Ghana	3	-1	2
4	Mozambique	3	-3	2

We said: Cameroon 1-1 Cape Verde

While Cameroon have several individuals capable of hurting Cape Verde, Bubista's men arguably have a more coherent side, having played under the 54-year-old manager since 2020. The Blue Sharks will back themselves to avoid losing in Yaounde against an opponent that have dealt with internal strife in the lead-up to Saturday's encounter. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cameroon win with a probability of 63.23%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Cape Verde had a probability of 14.67%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.72%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.37%), while for a Cape Verde win it was 0-1 (5.66%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cameroon would win this match.

Result
Cameroon	Draw	Cape Verde
63.23% ( 0.01)	22.1% ( -0.01)	14.67% ( -0)

Both teams to score 44.2% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.65% (

0.02)

52.35% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.96% (

0.02)

74.04% (

-0.02)

Cameroon Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84% (

0.01)

16% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.68% (

0.02)

45.32% (

-0.02)

Cape Verde Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

52.62% (

0.01)

47.38% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

17.23% (

0.01)

82.77% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Cameroon 63.22%

Cape Verde 14.67%

Draw 22.09%

Cameroon	Draw	Cape Verde
1-0 @ 13.89% 2-0 @ 12.72% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.51% ( 0) 3-0 @ 7.78% ( 0) 3-1 @ 5.81% ( 0) 4-0 @ 3.56% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.66% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.17% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.31% ( 0) 4-2 @ 0.99% ( 0) 5-1 @ 0.98% ( 0) Other @ 1.84% Total : 63.22%	1-1 @ 10.37% 0-0 @ 7.58% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 3.55% ( 0) Other @ 0.59% Total : 22.09%	0-1 @ 5.66% ( -0) 1-2 @ 3.88% ( 0) 0-2 @ 2.12% 1-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 2.06% Total : 14.67%