Uruguay vs Cape Verde Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
Match Report
Match Events ?
5'Sidny Lopes Cabral Cape Verde
20'Rodrigo Bentancur Uruguay
21'Kevin Lenini Cape Verde
44'Maximiliano Araújo Uruguay
45'Agustín Canobbio (Maximiliano Araújo)Uruguay
58'Mathías Olivera Uruguay
61'Hélio Varela Cape Verde
Match Statistics ?
Uruguay
Cape Verde
66%
Possession
34%
2
Shots on Target
2
16
Total Shots
7
11
Corners
3
8
Fouls
4
2.28
xG
0.77
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Uruguay · 4-1-4-1
23G
13D
3D
16D
25D
5M
14M
6M
8M
20M
21F
Cape Verde · 4-1-4-1
1G
22D
4D
3D
13D
6M
20M
18M
10M
11M
9F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Uruguay
Expected: Uruguay by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Uruguay 66%Draw 22%Cape Verde 12%
xG: 1.83Expected goalsxG: 0.62
Uruguay vs Cape Verde looks like a Uruguay-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Uruguay has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Uruguay by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
Uruguay stronger
Uruguay: 1533 (#21) · Cape Verde: 1335 (#44)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Uruguay
Cape Verde
#3
Position ?
#2
2
Points ?
3
0W 2D 1L
Record ?
0W 3D 0L
3
Goals For ?
2
4
Goals Against ?
2
-1
Goal Diff
0
#17
FIFA Rank ?
#69
0.3%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
L D D
Form ?
L D D D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Uruguay and Cape Verde both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Clear model favourite: Uruguay at 66% win probability.
Injuries & Absences
Uruguay — Injuries
G. de Arrascaeta
Injury
R. Araújo
Injury
Cape Verde — Injuries
S. Lopes Cabral
Injury