Liberia vs Cape Verde Islands: Nimely and Lopes Cabral aim to make the difference

Liberia face Cape Verde Islands on 17 November at 19:00 GMT, with both teams looking to improve their recent form. Sylvanus Nimely has scored one goal for Liberia this season, while Sidny Lopes Cabral has also found the net once for Cape Verde Islands.

The match gives both sides an opportunity to regain momentum after difficult results in their latest fixtures. Liberia’s recent form is listed as LLL, while Cape Verde Islands’ last five results include LLW. Neither team enters the game with a strong run behind them, making the opening exchanges particularly important.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Liberia) — 0 assists, (Cape Verde Islands) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Tommy Songo (Liberia) — 1, Vozinha (Cape Verde Islands) — 4
• Tackles: Emmanuel Fully (Liberia) — 1, Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cape Verde Islands) — 2.
• Most encounters won: Jimmy Farkarlun (Liberia) — 7, Kevin Pina (Cape Verde Islands) — 9.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

Liberia will hope Nimely can provide the attacking threat. His one goal this season makes him one of the players expected to carry responsibility in the final third. Cape Verde Islands will look to Lopes Cabral for a similar contribution after he also scored once this season.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Liberia — LLL
• Cape Verde Islands — LLW

The two teams’ recent results suggest that confidence will be a major factor. Liberia need to find a way to turn pressure into goals, while Cape Verde Islands will aim to build on their most recent win and avoid another setback. A fast start could be decisive, especially if either side is able to score first and force the other to chase the game.

According to home statistics this season, Liberia scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	66.67%	25.00%
16-30	33.33%	50.00%
31-45		12.50%
46-60		12.50%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Cape Verde Islands has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	33.33%	14.29%
16-30	50.00%	28.57%
31-45	16.67%	42.86%
46-60		14.29%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Liberia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cape Verde Islands		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Liberia		Cape Verde Islands
36.7%	Winning the game	36.7%
33%	Attack potential	33%
47%	Potential in defense	47%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
30%	Goal Potential	30%

Summary: the probability of Cape Verde Islands winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Liberia, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Liberia, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Cape Verde Islands is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Liberia and Cape Verde Islands will take place on November 17 at 19:00 (GMT) at the stadium .