Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification · Full time ·Group Stage - 1

Mali vs Cape Verde Islands

3 – 1 Full time

5′Ange Martial Tia
10′Sidny Lopes Cabral
39′Nene Dorgeles
47′Roberto Lopes
51′Nene Dorgeles
58′Kevin Pina
61′Amadou HaidaraAliou Dieng
61′Hamari TraoreDaouda Guindo
67′Jamiro MonteiroTelmo Arcanjo
67′Garry RodriguesJovane Cabral
67′Gilson BenchimolNuno Da Costa
71′Nene DorgelesGaoussou Kyassou Diarra
71′Kamory DoumbiaLassana Coulibaly
82′Aliou Dieng
84′Deroy DuarteJosé Tavares
85′Lassine SinayokoSekou Koita
86′Ryan MendesAyoni Santos

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoReferee: Jean-Jacques Ndala

Mali 43%
Draw 32%
Cape Verde Islands 24%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

16 Shots 4
7 Shots on target 2
55 Possession % 45
4 Corners 1
9 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 0
1 Saves 4
450 Accurate passes 375

Mali vs Cape Verde Islands overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Mali vs Cape Verde Islands

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityMaliDrawCape Verde Islands
Model38.7%33.1%28.2%
Market45.1%31.7%23.2%
Final43.5%32.0%24.5%
Edge-6.4%+1.4%+5.0%

Confidence: Low

Why Mali

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.19 vs 0.81.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Mali ↓ / Cape Verde Isl → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 15% 10% 1 15% 14% 2 10% 8% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 85%
2+ goals 61%
3+ goals 32%
No goals 15%

Mali and Cape Verde Islands expected goals

Mali 1.19
Cape Verde Islands 0.81

Total expected goals: 2.00

Mali and Cape Verde Islands attack and defence ratings

Mali

Attack 0.97 -3%
Defence 0.67 -33%

Cape Verde Islands

Attack 1.14 +14%
Defence 0.89 -11%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Mali vs Cape Verde Islands: result vs prediction

Mali 3 – 1 Cape Verde Islands

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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Mali vs Cape Verde Islands markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Mali 43.5% 2.30 -6.4% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 67.0% 1.49 — —
Both teams to score No 58.5% 1.71 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 75.5% 1.32 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 56.7% 1.76 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Mali43.5%
Draw32.0%
Cape Verde Islands24.5%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.533.0%
Under 2.567.0%
Both teams to scoreYes41.5%
No58.5%
Double chance1X (home or draw)75.5%
12 (either side)68.0%
X2 (draw or away)56.5%
Handicap -1Mali win19.5%
Push (exactly one goal)23.9%
Loss56.7%
Correct score (top 3)1-114.7%
0-014.5%
1-013.3%

Mali vs Cape Verde Islands stats

Mali and Cape Verde Islands recent form

newest first
Mali LDDDDW
Cape Verde Islands LDDDWD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Mali vs Cape Verde Islands head-to-head

No recent meetings on record

Our head-to-head history covers these clubs' top-flight matches from 2014 onwards — these two simply haven't crossed paths in that window (newly promoted sides and cross-division pairings are the usual reason). The prediction doesn't rely on H2H: it is built from each team's current expected-goals ratings.

Mali vs Cape Verde Islands odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 45.0%, draw 32.0%, away 23.1%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.00 3.05 3.96
Bet365 1.95 2.80 3.90
BetVictor 2.05 2.90 3.80
Betano 2.05 2.92 4.00
Betfair 2.20 2.70 3.50
Marathonbet 1.97 3.05 3.98
Pinnacle 2.04 2.81 4.30
SBO 1.95 2.73 3.45
William Hill 2.00 2.80 3.80

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.04 ▲ +0.09
X 2.90 ▲ +0.01
2 3.96 ▼ -0.14

4 snapshots recorded, from .