World Cup: Argentina vs Cape Verde – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round of 32 match between Argentina and Cape Verde and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Argentina enter their upcoming game placed as number 1 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Cape Verde, who enter the game ranked number 67 in the world.

Form: Argentina vs Cape Verde

Argentina Form

In their last three outings, Argentina won 3-0 against Algeria, beat Austria by 2-0 and hammered Jordan 1-3. Argentina won ten of their last 10 internationals, while drawing zero in a run that saw them avoid defeat all together.

Cape Verde Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Cape Verde could do with a win again. Against Spain, they finished even 0-0, before drawing again in a 2-2 match with Uruguay. Another 0-0 stalemate against Saudi Arabia followed. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Cape Verde recorded three wins victories, six draws, and suffered one defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Argentina and Cape Verde

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Argentina and Cape Verde. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Argentina vs Cape Verde

Kevin Lenini shows decent form right now for Cape Verde, as he has scored one goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Argentina, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Lionel Messi also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored ten goals in his last six matches for his country.

Betting markets: Argentina vs Cape Verde

Full-time result

Argentina claimed all three points ten times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in zero of the games in this run. Cape Verde have won three of their last 10 games, while drawing six and losing one in this series of matches. Argentina won their last 10 matches. Argentina are on a fantastic streak of no less than 20 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Cape Verde didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games.

Both teams to score

Argentina scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Cape Verde scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Argentina have won to nil in 5 consecutive home games. Argentina are excellent at shutting up shop with no less than eight clean sheets in the last 10 matches here. Meanwhile, Cape Verde have been able to keep a clean sheet in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Argentina, who scored an average of 2.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Cape Verde, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches. Argentina scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.

Suggested bet: Argentina vs Cape Verde

To sum up, the upcoming match between Argentina and Cape Verde seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.