Mauritius vs Cape Verde Islands: result 0-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup Stage - 7Kick-off on September 4, 2025 at 04:00 PM (UTC)National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre
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What was the result of Mauritius vs Cape Verde Islands?
Cape Verde Islands won 0-2 on September 4, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 22′Jovane CabralCape Verde Islands
- 70′Diney BorgesCape Verde Islands
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mauritius have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Cape Verde Islands have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | South Africa(away) | 0-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Mozambique(away) | 0-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Zimbabwe(home) | 0-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Mar 23, 2025 | Eswatini(away) | 3-3 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Cape Verde Islands(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2025 | Georgia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Malaysia(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| May 29, 2025 | Malaysia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Angola(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Mauritius(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Mauritius win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Cape Verde Islands win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Cape Verde Islands 1-0 Mauritius | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Last archived meeting: Cape Verde Islands vs Mauritius on Mar 20, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Mauritius score 0.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Cape Verde Islands score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Mauritius sit 5th in World Cup - Qualification Africa (6 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 |
| 5 | Mauritius | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
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