Liberia vs Cape Verde Islands: result 1-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup C - 3Kick-off on October 7, 2021 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra
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What was the result of Liberia vs Cape Verde Islands?
Cape Verde Islands won 1-2 on October 7, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 45′V. HarmonLiberia
- 52′Jamiro MonteiroCape Verde Islands
- 90′Garry RodriguesCape Verde Islands
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liberia have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Cape Verde Islands have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2021 | Egypt(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Central African Republic(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Nigeria(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Algeria(away) | 1-5 | Friendlies |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Libya(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2021 | Nigeria(home) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Central African Republic(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Senegal(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Mozambique(away) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Cameroon(home) | 3-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
How many goals should we expect?
Liberia score 0.6 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Cape Verde Islands score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5 | 3/15 | 3/15 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Liberia sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification Africa (15 points from 10 matches) and Cape Verde Islands sit 1st (23 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde Islands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Liberia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy