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Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands

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Match Result

Argentina Home WinDraw

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Over/Under 2.5

Over 2.5 2.52 (Under 2.5)

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Both Teams Score

BTTS: NoBTTS: Yes

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Recorded before kickoff · never revised after

🔥 ELITE PREDICTION

Argentina Home Win

85%

1Outcome Probabilities

Match Result

Argentina 85%Draw 11%Cape Verde Islands 4%

Argentina Home Win

85%

Over/Under 2.5

Over 2.5 (3+) 55%Under 2.5 (0-2) 45%

Over 2.5 2.5

55%

Both Teams Score

BTTS: Yes 15%BTTS: No 85%

BTTS: No

85%

Confidence: ELITE.

2Most Likely Scores

2-0
21.4%
3-0
17.7%
1-0
17.3%
4-0
10.9%
0-0
7.0%

3Knockout 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.

11%About 11% chance the match is level after 90 minutes and goes to extra time.
Argentina 54%Draw 43%Cape Verde Islands 3%
Argentina 40%Cape Verde Islands 60%

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

On paper, the penalty-shootout favorite is Cape Verde Islands: 59.6%.

Pre-match Outlook

Goalence's Pi-Ratings model gives Argentina a clear edge against Cape Verde Islands in World Cup — 85% confidence (ELITE tier) with an expected scoreline of 2-0.

The model favors a one-sided sheet — BTTS no at 85% — 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: 85%.

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