Match prediction·World: World Cup·Saturday 27 Jun, 00:00 UTC

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number 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 — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
Cape VerdestepSaudi Arabia
1.13Base xG · rolling 26-match1.30
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.13Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.30

Cape Verde average 3.3 corners per game this season (3 competitive matches). Saudi Arabia average 1.5 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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Most likely outcomes
Saudi Arabia or draw
74%
Draw
24%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

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Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Cape Verde 29% · draw 34% · Saudi Arabia 37%.

Model probabilities are estimates, not guarantees — past results do not decide future ones.

⚡ Full-time recap available
Cape Verde 00 Saudi Arabia
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.