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🌍 World Cup · Round of 32

Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands

Jul 03, 10:00 PM

🔥 ELITE PREDICTION

Argentina Home Win

88%

Predicted score: 2-0

Outcome Probabilities

1X2 — Match Result

Argentina88%
Draw10%
Cape Verde Islands1%

Over/Under 2.5

Over 2.5 (3+)48%
Under 2.5 (0-2)52%

Both Teams Score

BTTS: Yes12%
BTTS: No88%

Most Likely Scores

2-0

22.5%

3-0

18.4%

1-0

18.3%

4-0

11.3%

0-0

7.5%

Knockout scenario

This is a knockout tie: a draw after 90 minutes goes to 30 minutes of extra time, and if still level, a penalty shootout.

About 10% chance the match is level after 90 minutes and goes to extra time.

If it goes to extra time (30 min):

Argentina54%
Draw44%
Cape Verde Islands2%

If it goes to penalties:

Argentina40%
Cape Verde Islands60%

Based on the squad's recent penalty conversion; a shootout still comes down largely to chance.

Pre-match Outlook

Goalence's Pi-Ratings model gives Argentina a clear edge against Cape Verde Islands in World Cup — 88% confidence (ELITE tier) with an expected scoreline of 2-0.

The model favors a one-sided sheet — BTTS no at 88% — pointing toward at least one team being kept off the board.

How the Model Works

We use an iterative Pi-Ratings model: each team has separate home and away attack/defense ratings, updated after every match. Lambda values are converted to outcome probabilities via Poisson distribution. Match result, over/under, and BTTS predictions are all derived from a single coherent model.

Argentina vs Cape Verde IslandsArgentina Home Win: 88%.

Predictions are produced by statistical models and cannot be guaranteed. Use as reference only.