Cape Verde1 - 0Mauritania
Form, Standings, Stats
Monday, January 22 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations
| 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 |
Tuesday, January 23 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations
| Current Group D Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Angola | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | -1 | 2 |
We said: Cape Verde 2-0 Mauritania
Despite Abdou's coaching, Mauritania are not expected to stop Cape Verde's attacking unit, with the Blue Sharks having too much for the Lions of Chinguetti to secure their first-ever knockout victory. 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 Cape Verde win with a probability of 40.71%. A win for Mauritania had a probability of 29.78% and a draw had a probability of 29.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cape Verde win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.17%) and 2-1 (7.81%). The likeliest Mauritania win was 0-1 (11.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.34%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Cape Verde in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Cape Verde.
| Result | ||
| Cape Verde | Draw | Mauritania |
40.71% ( 0.16) | 29.51% ( -0.06) | 29.78% ( -0.11) |
| Both teams to score 42.44% ( 0.11) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
