Vanuatu vs Cook Islands: prediction and stats
World Cup - Qualification OceaniaGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on March 24, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)PVM Stadium, Port Vila, Efate
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vanuatu have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Cook Islands have 2, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2019 | Samoa(home) | 11-0 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 14, 2019 | Tonga(away) | 14-0 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Zealand(home) | 0-0 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 10, 2019 | Papua New Guinea(away) | 0-2 | Pacific Games |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Indonesia(away) | 0-6 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2022 | Solomon Islands(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Sep 4, 2015 | American Samoa(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Sep 2, 2015 | Samoa(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Aug 31, 2015 | Tonga(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
How many goals should we expect?
Vanuatu score 2.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Cook Islands score 1.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 2.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
| Cook Islands | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0/4 | 1/4 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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