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Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia

Bawler runs a Poisson model on rolling xG, normalised across leagues, adjusted for venue and injuries. This page shows the full chain โ€” every number you can see is one we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Draw or Saudi Arabia wins at 74% combined probability gives X2 the edge when Cape Verde's 1.13 xG barely outpaces a narrow 0.17-goal deficit.

Win probability
29.0% home33.7% draw37.2% away
xG chain โ€” base โ†’ adjustments โ†’ final ฮป
Cape VerdestepSaudi Arabia
1.13Base xG ยท rolling 26-match1.30
no injury adjustment โ€” full squads available per FotMob
1.13Final ฮป โ€” what the Poisson uses1.30
Scoreline distribution ยท P(score) %bivariate Poisson
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
X2
Model 73.6% ยท @ 1.36
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DARK HORSEPro
Draw
Model 23.7% ยท @ 4.22
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BAWL OUTPro
Under 10.5 Corners + X2 + Over 1.5 Goals + Under 7.5 SOT
Model 29.2% ยท @ 3.43x
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> More predictions for these teams

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Cape Verde 0โ€“0 Saudi Arabia
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Statistical analysis for entertainment ยท Not betting advice ยท Model estimates, not guaranteed outcomes ยท 18+