Cape Verde vs South Africa Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup Qualification - Africa

Prediction published on 29/08/2017, 22:48  by in Football Predictions

Cape Verde have never beaten South Africa in the two nations, history and when they host the 1996 African champions in the 2018 World Cup qualifier on Friday 1st September, their target will be very pronounced, to beat the favorites in the clash. For Cape Verde, it has so far not been a good journey in the qualifiers, neither has it been good for them generally. They will be seeking their first point of the qualifiers in this clash having lost both opening games, in a Group D that can well pass for the group of death. Cape Verde have managed just one win, and four losses in their last five matches. Playing at home is not offering them much comfort either; the last time they won a home game was back in 2015 when they beat Kenya. Their last five home matches have produced four straight losses and a win, the team scoring twice and conceding five goals in the process. However, it has not always been bad at home for Cape Verde; the four straight losses they carry to this game are their only losses in the last 16 home matches and they will be looking to get back to winning ways. As for South Africa, they have to live with the fact that they will not be participating in CHAN 2018 after they were knocked out by Zambia in the final hurdle. They head to this game straight from the 2 – 0 beating by Zambia and would want to avoid another disappointment. South Africa have a loss, a draw and three straight wins in their last five matches. Playing away from home, they have lost once, won three straight and drawn once, scoring seven goals and conceding three in the process. They have one loss in 12 away matches, four wins in their last 10 World Cup qualifying matches away from home and are unbeaten in their last five World Cup qualifying games. Head to head, the teams have met three times before, South Africa have won two and Cape Verde none.