Cape Verde Isl. vs South Africa Prediction & Betting Tips - AFCON
by Kennedy Kechula | in AFCON Prediction
Cape Verde will play South Africa in the fourth and final quarterfinal of the 2023 African Cup of Nations. This is the second time that the two teams are meeting at this continental stage. The winner here will advance to the semifinals where a showdown with Nigeria awaits.
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The Best Betting Odds for Cape Verde Isl. v South Africa Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.1 | 2.9 | 2.55 |
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3.02 | 2.92 | 2.64 |
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3.02 | 2.92 | 2.64 |
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2.69 | 3.04 | 2.83 |
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Who will win the Cape Verde Isl. vs South Africa Football match?
The best predictions and winner betting odds for the match between Cape Verde Isl. and South Africa of AFCON on 2/3/24 :
- There is a probability of 39.19% ⭐ for Cape Verde Isl. to win this match against South Africa ⚽ with odds of 3.1 found at Bet365.
- Betwinner ⭐ has the best odds for a draw prediction ⚽️ at 3.04 which implies a probability of 33.1%.
- Currently, the best odds ⭐ for South Africa to win the match are about 2.83 at Betwinner. That means a probability of 27.71%.
Cape Verde Isl. vs South Africa Form
Cape Verde Isl. and South Africa Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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16 Jan 2024 - AFCON
10 Jan 2024 - International Friendlies
21 Nov 2023 - World Cup
Cape Verde Isl. - South Africa: Form Analysis
Cape Verde are one win away from recording their best-ever result at the African Cup of Nations. The Blue Sharks have never advanced past the quarterfinals and have only once before qualified for the last eight. This was in 2013 during the old format of the competition where only 16 teams qualified for the tournament. Coincidentally, this was the first team that Cape Verde and South Africa clashed at the AFCON. The two teams were pooled together in the group stages and played out a 0-0 draw. Since then, Cape Verde have won the other two times the two nations have met. The Island nation won 2-1 both home and away in World Cup qualifying in 2017. Bubista’s men, who are representing their country in their fourth AFCON appearance, are unbeaten in Ivory Coast. They have won three of their four matches and defeated Mauritania 1-0 last time out.
South Africa are a sleeping giant of African football that seems to have awakened. The 1996 AFCON champions will now seek to qualify for the semifinals for the first time in 24 years. South Africa failed to qualify for the Nations Cup four times in the last seven editions. They missed the previous tournament in Cameroon in 2021. Bafana Bafana have bounced back exceptionally after losing their tournament opener. Hugo Broos’ charges fell 2-0 to Mali to begin their group campaign. But since then they haven’t lost nor have they conceded a goal in three outings. They have won twice with one of those victories being a 2-0 success over heavy favourites Morocco. The 65th-ranked nation globally has grown with each match in Ivory Coast and will arrive here fully confident of a win. Also having a coach that has won the tournament before adds to strengthening belief in this team. Broos won the Cup of Nations with Cameroon in 2017.
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Cape Verde Isl. against South Africa Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
J. Cabral
L. Mothiba
Cape Verde Isl. & South Africa Squad Analysis
Cape Verde have shown good balance across the pitch. They have been excellent in attack and have scored in every game. Their defence has also been impressive, keeping two clean sheets thus far. Thirty-four-year-old Ryan Mendes has been one of their standout players at the AFCON. The winger has scored twice in the competition. His late penalty put Mauritania to the sword in the second round. Seven players have scored eight of Cape Verde’s goals, making them a difficult team to pin down. Others to look out for here are Bebe, Jovane Cabral and Jamiro Monteiro.
While Cape Verde’s squad is filled with players plying their trades all across the world, South Africa’s is more locally based. Only three of the entire 26-man squad play outside the South African PSL. Two of those are Al Ahly’s Percy Tau and Tondela’s Sphephelo Sithole who have been the more constant fixtures in Ivory Coast. Tau, scorer of 16 international goals, has one goal so far in the competition. Five players have scored for Bafana Bafana at the AFCON with Themba Zwane leading the way with two goals. Hugo Broos’ men have also shown good balance across the pitch but have been more impressive in defence. They have kept three successive clean sheets and the back five including the goalkeeper has remained the same in this run. All five players play for Mamelodi Sundowns. This familiarity has immensely worked in the team’s favour.
Cape Verde Isl. - South Africa Key Points
- Under 2.5 goals were scored the only other time that South Africa and Cape Verde met in the Cup of Nations
- Three of South Africa’s matches at the AFCON have produced under 2.5 goals
- Four of Cape Verde’s last seven matches have seen under 2.5 goals
- South Africa haven’t conceded in their last three AFCON fixtures
- Cape Verde’s three matches in the knockout rounds of the AFCON in history have all produced under 2.5 goals
- Two of Cape Verde’s four matches in Ivory Coast have seen them keep a clean sheet
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Our Cape Verde Isl. vs South Africa Prediction
Our prediction for Cape Verde v South Africa is for under 2.5 goals to be scored in the match. The only other time these two teams have met at the Cup of Nations, they drew 0-0. Seeing another low-scoring outcome could be the case again given how strong defensively both have been in this year’s competition.
Cape Verde Isl. vs South Africa - Other Interesting Predictions
South Africa to win
For our second take for this match, we pick South Africa to win. South Africa have won twice in five meetings with Cape Verde. They have also had more knockout round success at the AFCON than Cape Verde who have never advanced past the quarterfinals. Bafana Bafana are also coming off one of the biggest upsets of this year’s tournament as they eliminated heavy favourites Morocco.
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Cape Verde Isl. vs South Africa match : Frequently asked questions
This match will be played on Saturday 3 February and will kick off at 20:00 GMT.
This match will be played at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
Fans in the UK can watch this match live on Sky Sports Football with coverage beginning 15 minutes before kickoff. For audiences in Cape Verde, RTC will broadcast the game while SABC Sport will do the same for fans in South Africa. Sportytrader will have minute-by-minute live updates for those unable to catch the game.
Saturday in Yamoussoukro will be an extremely humid day with highs of 38 and lows of 22.
This will be the second time the two nations clash at the AFCON. They first met in the group stages of the 2013 edition and played out a 0-0 draw.
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