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Ghana vs Cape Verde Islands Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–11 – 2

3rd

4th

Player of the matchAlexander DjikuGHA · 1 goal · 90′ · 4 duels won · 3 interceptions · 4 clearances

7.8
Table · 0 v 3 pts
3rd → 4th4th → 1st

Africa Cup of NationsMatchday 1Stade de l'AmitiéRef J. Ndala Ngambo

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Ghana4-2-3-16.85 avg rating 6.994-3-3Cape Verde Islands
  1. 16.8Vozinha
  1. 237.0Steven Moreira
  2. 57.1Logan Costa
  3. 47.0Roberto Lopes
  4. 87.0João Paulo
  1. 146.8Deroy Duarte
  2. 267.0Kevin Lenini
  3. 107.5Jamiro MonteiroG
  1. 206.6Ryan Mendes
  2. 216.8Bebé
  3. 77.0Jovane Cabral
  1. 10André AyewFW6.4
  2. 11Osman BukariMF
  3. 19Iñaki WilliamsFW6.3
  4. 21Salis Abdul SamedMF6.3
  5. 24Ernest NuamahFW6.4
  6. 2Alidu SeiduDF
  7. 4Nicholas OpokuDF
  8. 12Joe WollacottGK
  9. 15Elisha OwusuMF
  10. 16Lawrence Ati ZigiGK
  11. 18Daniel AmarteyDF
  12. 27Jonathan SowahFW

SubstitutesCoaches: C. Hughton · Bubista (1.62 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 9BenchimolFW · A7.3
  2. 11Garry RodriguesFW · G8.4
  3. 15Laros DuarteMF6.4
  4. 17Willy SemedoFW7.0
  5. 18Kenny Rocha SantosMF7.0
  6. 3DineyDF
  7. 6Patrick AndradeMF
  8. 12Márcio RosaGK
  9. 13CucaMF
  10. 16Dylan TavaresDF
  11. 19Bryan Silva TeixeiraFW
  12. 24Dylan SilvaGK

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Ghana6d restGHA +2d rest4d restCape Verde Islands
  1. 0-2L28 Jan
  2. 1-0W23 Mar
  3. 1-1D27 Mar
  4. 0-0D18 Jun
  5. 3-1W12 Sep
  6. 0-2L15 Oct
  7. 0-4L18 Oct
  8. 1-0W17 Nov
  9. 0-1L21 Nov
  10. 0-0D8 Jan

3-3-4goals 6:111.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D24 Mar
  2. 1-0W28 Mar
  3. 0-0D12 Jun
  4. 3-1W18 Jun
  5. 2-3L10 Sep
  6. 1-5L12 Oct
  7. 1-2L17 Oct
  8. 0-0D16 Nov
  9. 2-0W21 Nov
  10. 0-2L10 Jan

3-3-4goals 10:131.20pts/game

  1. HNamibia0–0
  2. AComoros0–1
  3. HMadagascar1–0
  4. AUnited States0–4
  5. AMexico0–2

latest 5

  1. ATunisia0–2
  2. AEswatini2–0
  3. HAngola0–0
  4. HComoros1–2
  5. AAlgeria1–5
Show older matches
  1. HLiberia3–1
  2. AMadagascar0–0
  3. AAngola1–1
  4. HAngola1–0
  5. ANiger0–2

older

  1. ATogo2–3
  2. HBurkina Faso3–1
  3. AMorocco0–0
  4. AEswatini1–0
  5. HEswatini0–0

Matchday 1

Africa Cup of Nations · the other 10 games
  1. Côte d'Ivoire2–0Guinea-Bissau
  2. Nigeria1–1Equatorial Guinea
  3. Egypt2–2Mozambique
  4. Senegal3–1Gambia
  5. Cameroon1–1Guinea
  6. Algeria1–1Angola
  7. Mauritania19:00Burkina Faso
  8. Tunisia3–0Namibia
  9. Mali2–0South Africa
  10. Morocco1–0Tanzania
Africa Cup of Nations fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 4thfrom 3rd

    Ghana moved from 3rd to 4th in the Africa Cup of Nations table with this result.0 → 0 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1stfrom 4th

    Cape Verde Islands moved from 4th to 1st in the Africa Cup of Nations table with this result.0 → 3 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Table after full time

Africa Cup of Nations 2023
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Cape Verde Islands11-0-02:1+134th ▲3
2Egypt10-1-02:2011st ▼1
3Mozambique10-1-02:2012nd ▼1
4Ghana10-0-11:2-103rd ▼1
Ghana
3rd → 4th0 → 0 pts
Cape Verde Islands
4th → 1st0 → 3 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Ghanaall competitionsCape Verde Islands
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.27Goals per game (both sides)2.47
  3. 67%Over 1.567%
  4. 40%Over 2.540%
  5. 27%Over 3.527%
  6. 33%Both teams scored33%
  7. 33%Clean sheets47%
  8. 47%Failed to score40%
  9. Ghana at home v Cape Verde Islands away
  10. 7Played11
  11. 5Won5
  12. 1Drawn1
  13. 1Lost5
  14. 11-4Goals (for-against)16-14
  15. 2.29Points per game1.45
  16. 43%Over 2.536%
  17. 57%Clean sheets45%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 12 games
  19. 3-101st-half goals (for-against)9-7
  20. 10-82nd-half goals (for-against)6-7
  21. 77%Goals after half-time40%
  22. 50%Goal before half-time58%
  23. 1-8-5Half-time W-D-L3-6-3
How we calculate this

Referee

J. Ndala Ngambo
Cards / match
3.5997 in 27
Yellows / match
3.33
Reds / match
0.26
Penalties / match
0.077% of matches
Fouls / match
25.2

1.59Home 1.59 vs Away 1.74 yellows/match · 6–1 red1.74

46%Results in 28 recent matches · draw 29%25%

home winsaway wins
With Ghana
1-0-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game
Analysed latest 28 of 49 career matches (27 with card data).

Match info

Season
2023 · Matchday 1 of 3
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Capacity
50,000 · grass
Weather
30 °C · broken clouds · humidity 65%
Referee
J. Ndala Ngambo
GHA coach
C. Hughton
CVI coach
Bubista (1.62 PPG)

Match summary

Cape Verde Islands beat Ghana 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage.

Across 2 previous meetings on record, Ghana won 2 and Cape Verde Islands won 0, with 0 draws (1.5 goals per game).

Cape Verde Islands defeated Ghana 2-1 (0-1 at half-time).

Ghana — live results and scheduleCape Verde Islands — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.85 v 6.99
  1. Alexander DjikuGHA7.8
  2. Jamiro MonteiroCVI7.5
  3. Gideon MensahGHA7.3
  4. Jordan AyewGHA7.1
  5. Logan CostaCVI7.1

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. BebéCVI5
  2. Garry RodriguesCVI3 (2)
  3. Jovane CabralCVI3 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Garry RodriguesCVI1
  2. BenchimolCVI1
  3. Jordan AyewGHA1

Passes

  1. Logan CostaCVI50/61
  2. Mohammed SalisuGHA46/55
  3. Roberto LopesCVI42/54

Duels won

  1. Gideon MensahGHA8/14
  2. Jordan AyewGHA8/17
  3. João PauloCVI8/11

Dribbles

  1. Garry RodriguesCVI2/2
  2. João PauloCVI2/3
  3. Jovane CabralCVI2/5

Saves

  1. Richard OforiGHA3

Head-to-head

2 meetings on record since 2004

2-0-0Ghana W-D-L · goals 3:0

2 GHA0 draws0 CVI
Goals per meeting
1.5
  1. Cape Verde Islands0–1GhanaFriendly International
  2. Ghana2–0Cape Verde IslandsCAF World Cup Qualifiers

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