Cape Verde vs Guyana Prediction: The Blue Sharks won’t hold back at halftime

Cape Verde, who impressed their supporters in the AFCON Tournament, will face off against Guyana at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Saudi Arabia. The Blue Sharks have been unbeaten in their last five games, and they march here as the 4th best team in Africa. At the same time, Guyana have scored more than two times and won their last five games. 

FIFA Ranking: 65th

Last five games: WWDWD

The Blue Sharks wrapped up the AFCON Competition in the 4th spot, as they were knocked out by South Africa in the knockout round. Cape Verde were one of the surprises of the tournament, defeating Ghana and sharing the spoils against Egypt in the qualifying round. Although they have only played in two AFCON tournaments, Cape Verde have proven themselves to be a formidable force to be reckoned with. Coach Bubista have named a strong team for this encounter, and we are trusting them to come off with the maximum points here. 

Cape Verde's possible starting lineup: Vozinha; Fernandes, Costa, Pico, Moreira; Pina, Duarte, Monteiro; Mendes, Cabral, Bebé

Key Player: Ryan Mendes

FIFA Ranking: 157th

Last five games: WWWWW

Jamaal Shabazz's men are running rampant in the CONCACAF competition with five undefeated runs. Guyana have scored a whopping twenty goals while conceding five times. However, these games were against Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico, including the Bahamas. The aforementioned teams are lowly ranked and are not some football-playing country. 

Guyana have played three friendly games since march 2022 and have failed to win any of them. Guyana head here with a (6-0) victory over Antigua and Barbuda. 

Guyana's possible starting lineup: Roberts; Lovell, Jones, Nelson, Kellman, Gordon; Glasgow, Ferguson, Duke-McKenna, Wilson; Deon Moore

Key Player: Deon Moore

Guyana march here with five consecutive wins and have scored twenty goals during those matches. However, the wins were against a lowly-ranked opposition. At the same time, Cape Verde were one of the few surprises in the AFCON tournament, and they were a joy to watch. Their transition from defensive to attack were second to none. Monteiro, Bebe, and Ryan Mendes were the standout performers in the competition. Cape Verde are heads and shoulders above their opponent, and we are confident they’ll secure the maximum points, but we’d rather settle for goals here; bet on a total of over 2.5 goals for 1.62.

For Guyana to have scored twenty times in five games, even though they were against lowly ranked teams, we think they’ll likely get a goal here; bet on BTTS for 3.02.

We expect the hosts to win before the break for 1.50.

Good luck!