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Cape Verde Islands vs Rwanda prediction

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Round: Group Stage - 2
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Playa
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande

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Form

Recent form

Cape Verde Islands

28Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-3D-2L · -3 goal difference

Rwanda

96Excellent

Last 3 matches · 3W-0D-0L · +8 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Cape Verde Islands or Draw

BetGenius backs Cape Verde Islands or Draw (Double Chance) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

72%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

Cape Verde Islands host Rwanda in the second round of AFCON Qualification fixtures, looking to bounce back after an opening matchday defeat on the road. The Blue Sharks suffered a 3-1 loss away against Mali, but returning to their home ground gives them an opportunity to reset their qualification campaign against an opponent they have historically matched evenly.

Rwanda enter the contest with positive momentum following a 3-1 home victory against Liberia in their opening group fixture, where L. Mickels contributed a goal and an assist. However, performing away from home presents a stiffer challenge against a Cape Verde side that has proven difficult to break down on home soil.

Previous meetings between these two nations in AFCON qualifying produced consecutive 0-0 stalemates in 2020, pointing toward another closely contested, low-scoring tactical affair where home advantage should give Cape Verde the edge in avoiding defeat.

Analysis

Key factors

Both previous head-to-head qualification meetings between these two nations ended in 0-0 draws in November 2020.
Cape Verde Islands are back on home ground, where they previously held Saudi Arabia to a 0-0 scoreline.
Rwanda won their opening group match 3-1 against Liberia, powered by a goal and an assist from L. Mickels.
Cape Verde seek their first points of the campaign following an opening 3-1 away defeat to Mali.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Cape Verde Islands at homeRwanda away

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History

Head-to-head

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Cape Verde Islands: 2
Draws: 0
Rwanda

all 2 of the last meetings between these two ended level.

2020-11-17Rwanda0-0Cape Verde Islands
2020-11-12Cape Verde Islands0-0Rwanda

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Our record in AFCON Qualification

64%49 won from 77 settled predictions

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Double Chance

Cape Verde Islands or Draw

72%

Confidence

Cape Verde Islands return home after a difficult away opener against Mali. Their recent fixtures on home territory include disciplined defensive displays, such as a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia. While Rwanda started their campaign well with a 3-1 home win against Liberia, their historical encounters with Cape Verde have been exceptionally tight, with both previous qualification clashes ending in 0-0 draws. Backing Cape Verde to win or draw covers the most likely outcomes in what should be a low-scoring encounter.

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