Saudi Arabia (0-1-1) / Cape Verde (0-0-2)
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The Line: Betting Odds: Cape Verde +135 / Saudi Arabia +195 — Over/Under: 2.5
Cape Verde Preview
Cape Verde has 2 points in the tournament, with two draws and are sitting on the 3rd place of Group H. They are coming off a 2-2 draw with Uruguay, where they had 35% possession of the ball and 12 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 74% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.88 compared to Uruguay’s 2.31.
Cape Verde is averaging one goal per game, while allowing one goal per game. They have a +0.0 goal differential, 0.55 average expected goals, 2.21 average expected goals conceded and -1.7 average expected goal differential. They have 30% possession of the ball and 78% save percentage, while having one clean sheet.
Kevin Pina, Hélio Varela are Cape Verde’s top scorers with one goal each.
Saudi Arabia Preview
Saudi Arabia has one point in the tournament, with one draw and one loss and are sitting on the 4th place of Group H. They are coming off a 4-0 loss to Spain, where they had 33% possession of the ball and 3 total shots, 1 of them on target. They had 81% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.13 compared to Spain’s 2.30.
Saudi Arabia is averaging 0.50 goals per game, while allowing 2.5 goals per game. They have a -2.0 goal differential, 0.40 average expected goals, 2.01 average expected goals conceded and -1.6 average expected goal differential. They have 33% possession of the ball and 74% save percentage, while having zero clean sheets.
Ali Al-Amri is Saudi Arabia’s top scorer with one goal.
Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde Prediction
This will be the first meeting between those two National Teams.
In this Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde Prediction, Cape Verde is coming as +135 favorites. Both teams are still in the mix for the qualification in the next round and both have been winless in the tournament. This should be a hard-fought battle between two teams looking to qualify and since three of their four games in the World Cup have been draws, I expect another draw here, so the value lies with Saudi Arabia and the +0.5 goals.