Cape Verde vs Finland - prediction, team news, lineups

Cape Verde look Finland astatine Eden Park connected Monday for their 2nd radical crippled successful the inaugural FIFA Series tournament.

Tubaroes Azuis fell to a 4-2 decision against Chile successful their archetypal fixture, portion Huuhkajat bushed New Zealand 2-0 successful Auckland.

Match preview

After picking up conscionable 1 triumph from their archetypal 3 matches, Cape Verde won six of their past 7 games to swat disconnected contention from Cameroon and decorativeness atop their World Cup qualification group.

Pedro Leitao Brito's men claimed 23 points from their 10 matches and mislaid conscionable erstwhile to publication their spot astatine the tourney finals for the archetypal clip successful the nation's history.

Although they volition nary uncertainty beryllium disappointed with their 4-2 nonaccomplishment against Chile, which they led astatine fractional time, Tubaroes Azuis person proved pugnacious to bushed arsenic of late, with Friday's decision their archetypal wrong 90 minutes for 11 matches.

One of the biggest reasons for this has been their antiaircraft stability, with past week's contention being lone the 2nd clip successful their erstwhile 17 matches that Brito's broadside person conceded aggregate goals successful a azygous game, the different being successful a 3-3 gully against Libya past October.

Heading into their archetypal ever gathering with Finland, Cape Verde volition beryllium hoping to determination connected from the disappointment against Chile and proceed their good signifier successful what is their last lucifer earlier facing Spain successful their opening World Cup lucifer successful Atlanta.

After losing each six of their matches and being relegated to League C of the UEFA Nations League, wherever they volition look Albania, Belarus and San Marino, Finland were further disappointed successful their World Cup qualification bid. 

Finishing 3rd successful a hard radical consisting of Poland and the Netherlands, Finland missed retired connected the accidental to play successful their archetypal ever World Cup finals this summer, winning conscionable 3 of their 10 qualification games.

However successful their 2 matches since, Huuhkajat person importantly improved, beating Andorra 4-0 successful an planetary affable earlier winning 2-0 against New Zealand successful their opening FIFA Series bout.

Although they were victorious successful Auckland, astir of Finland’s struggles person travel connected the road, with Friday’s triumph lone their 2nd triumph distant from location successful their erstwhile 14 games connected their travels.

In bid to assertion apical spot successful radical two, Jacob Friis's broadside volition request to debar decision by much than a 1 extremity margin, arsenic good arsenic bettering the effect of Chile, who look New Zealand conscionable 3 hours later.

Cape Verde signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Cape Verde volition beryllium without the services of Al Bateah defender Diney Borges aft the 31-year-old was shown a consecutive reddish paper against Chile.

In his absence, Brito could manus Trabzonspor's Wagner Pina a start, partnering Roberto Lopes successful the centre of Cape Verde's backline.

On Friday, guardant Dailon Livramento scored his 3rd extremity of the season, each of which person been for his state and helium is apt to pb the enactment for Tubaroes Azuis erstwhile against Finland.

With experienced goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky precocious returning from a important genu injury, Celtic's Viljami Sinisalo was handed a commencement betwixt the sticks against New Zealand and should support his spot for Monday's game.

Kairat Almaty midfielder Jaako Oksanen came disconnected the seat astatine fractional clip to people against New Zealand and we deliberation helium volition beryllium rewarded with a spot successful the starting 11 this clip around.

Cape Verde imaginable starting lineup:

Vozinha; Moreira, Lopes, Pina, Lopes Cabral; Duarte, Lenini; Mendes, Arcanjo, Soares; Livramento

Finland imaginable starting lineup:

Sinisalo; Alho, Koski, Miettinen; Skytta, Suhonen, Walta, Lahteenmaki; Pohjanpalo, Antman

We say: Cape Verde 1-1 Finland

With Cape Verde wanting to caput into the World Cup successful the champion imaginable signifier and Finland keen to determination connected from their qualification woes, we spot Monday's lucifer being a pugnacious 1 to telephone successful what volition beryllium a reasonably adjacent affair.

We foretell the contention to extremity successful a draw, a effect that would beryllium acold from perfect for some sides' hopes of topping the last radical table.

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