Cape Verde Shots on Target Stats 2026

Cape Verde Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Cape Verde are averaging 4.7 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 9.4 total SOT on average. That puts them 4th of 49 for team SOT per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Liberia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cape Verde players hit the most shots on target?

Sidny Cabral leads with 5 shots on target across 8 qualifying appearances (0.63/g, 38% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Cape Verde player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Cape Verde's SOT profile look this season?

Cape Verde are averaging 4.7 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.7 for a match-total of 9.4. That ranks 4th of 49 for team SOT among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They take 13.9 shots per game and create 6.6 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Liberia, the page weights each Cape Verde attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Cape Verde take 13.9 shots per game and put 4.7 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Cape Verde fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Cape Verde are currently converting 32% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Cape Verde player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Diney Borges	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Sidny Cabral	defender	8	5	0.63	38%
Hélio Varela	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Kevin Lenini	midfielder	9	2	0.22	22%
Benchimol	attacker	5	2	0.4	20%
Willy Semedo	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Telmo Arcanjo	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Jamiro Monteiro	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Deroy Duarte	midfielder	6	2	0.33	17%
Nuno Da Costa	attacker	9	0	0	0%
Vozinha	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Roberto Lopes	defender	8	0	0	0%
Ryan Mendes	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Jovane Cabral	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Wagner Pina	defender	6	0	0	0%
Laros Duarte	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Steven Moreira	defender	5	0	0	0%
Dailon Livramento	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Yannick Semedo	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Garry Rodrigues	attacker	3	0	0	0%
João Paulo	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Kelvin Pires	defender	2	0	0	0%
Ayoni Santos	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Logan Costa	defender	2	0	0	0%
Jorginho Soares	defender	1	0	0	0%

Cape Verde shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Rwanda	Home	1-2	6	2	8	Benchimol (2)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mali	Away	3-1	2	7	9	Sidny Cabral (2)
3 Jul 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Away	3-2	5	10	15	Sidny Cabral (2)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Saudi Arabia	Home	0-0	2	3	5	Jamiro Monteiro (1)
21 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uruguay	Away	2-2	4	2	6	Laros Duarte (2)
15 Jun 2026	World Cup	Spain	Away	0-0	1	7	8	Diney Borges (1)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Bermuda	Home	3-0	16	3	19
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Serbia	Home	3-0	5	1	6
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Finland	Home	1-1	3	7	10
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Away	4-2	3	5	8

Cape Verde shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.7
Shots on target against per game: 4.7
Match total shots on target per game: 9.4
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 5 of 41

Cape Verde Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	6.4	80%	60%	60%	40%	20%
Away	5	3	60%	40%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	10	4.7	70%	50%	40%	20%	10%

Cape Verde Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	3.2	60%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Away	5	6.2	80%	80%	80%	60%	60%
Overall	10	4.7	70%	50%	50%	40%	40%

Cape Verde Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	9.6	60%	60%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	9.2	80%	80%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	9.4	70%	70%	40%	30%	20%

Cape Verde Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.7	6.4	3
Total shots / match	13.9	18.4	9.4
Share of shots on target	34%	35%	32%
Goals per shot on target	32%	25%	47%
Shots on target per goal	3.1	4	2.1
Shots on target over 2.5	70%	80%	60%
Shots on target over 3.5	50%	60%	40%
Shots on target over 4.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	40%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

Cape Verde Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.7	3.2	6.2
Shots on target against over 2.5	70%	60%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	50%	20%	80%
Shots on target against over 4.5	50%	20%	80%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	20%	60%
Shots on target against over 6.5	40%	20%	60%

Cape Verde Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.4	9.6	9.2
Match shots on target over 6.5	70%	60%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	60%	80%
Match shots on target over 8.5	40%	40%	40%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	40%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	20%	20%	20%

Cape Verde 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	2	50%	25%	25%
Away	4	1	25%	25%	0%
Overall	8	1.5	38%	25%	13%

Cape Verde 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	1.25	25%	25%	0%
Away	4	2.75	100%	50%	25%
Overall	8	2	63%	38%	13%

Cape Verde 1st-half match total 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	4	3.25	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	4	3.75	100%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	8	3.5	75%	50%	25%	13%

Cape Verde shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Rwanda (H)	1-2	6	2	8	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mali (A)	3-1	2	7	9	-
3 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-2	5	10	15	3
27 Jun	World Cup	Saudi Arabia (H)	0-0	2	3	5	1
21 Jun	World Cup	Uruguay (A)	2-2	4	2	6	3
15 Jun	World Cup	Spain (A)	0-0	1	7	8	4
6 Jun	Friendly International	Bermuda (H)	3-0	16	3	19	6
31 May	Friendly International	Serbia (H)	3-0	5	1	6	2
30 Mar	Friendly International	Finland (H)	1-1	3	7	10	4
27 Mar	Friendly International	Chile (A)	4-2	3	5	8	5

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Gabon	4	4.75	5	9.75	75%
2	Gabon	4	4.75	5	9.75	75%
3	Eritrea	4	4.5	5.25	9.75	75%
4	Guinea-Bissau	4	3.75	6	9.75	50%
5	Cape Verde Islands	10	4.7	4.7	9.4	40%
6	Comoros	3	4.33	5	9.33	33%
7	Seychelles	3	4	5.33	9.33	33%
8	Gambia	3	4.33	4.67	9	67%
9	Togo	3	4.33	4.67	9	33%
10	Senegal	14	5.5	3.36	8.86	50%
11	Benin	7	4.57	4.29	8.86	57%
12	Namibia	4	4.5	4.25	8.75	25%
13	Mauritania	4	4.5	4.25	8.75	50%
14	Tunisia	10	3	5	8	40%
15	Libya	4	5	2.75	7.75	50%
16	Mozambique	4	2.25	5.5	7.75	50%
17	Burkina Faso	6	3.83	3.67	7.5	17%
18	Liberia	6	2.83	4.67	7.5	50%
19	South Africa	10	4.1	3.3	7.4	10%
20	Mali	5	3	4.4	7.4	60%
21	Côte d'Ivoire	11	4.27	3.09	7.36	36%
22	Algeria	11	3.73	3.64	7.36	18%
23	Madagascar	3	2	5.33	7.33	33%
24	Egypt	15	3.73	3.53	7.27	33%
25	Morocco	16	4.44	2.81	7.25	31%
26	Nigeria	11	4.09	3.09	7.18	27%
27	Nigeria	11	4.09	3.09	7.18	27%
28	Rwanda	4	3.75	3.25	7	25%
29	Niger	5	3.2	3.6	6.8	40%
30	Congo DR	9	2.89	3.89	6.78	22%
31	Congo DR	9	2.89	3.89	6.78	22%
32	Guinea	4	3.75	3	6.75	25%
33	Ghana	10	2	4.5	6.5	20%
34	Tanzania	5	4	2.4	6.4	20%
35	Kenya	6	4.17	2.17	6.33	17%
36	Cameroon	6	2.67	3.67	6.33	0%
37	Cameroon	6	2.67	3.67	6.33	0%
38	Zambia	3	2.33	4	6.33	0%
39	Zimbabwe	4	3.25	3	6.25	0%
40	Lesotho	5	2.8	3.4	6.2	20%
41	Sierra Leone	5	2.8	3	5.8	20%

Cape Verde shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	10	3.9	2.3	6.2	30%
Vs top half	10	3.9	2.3	6.2	30%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Cape Verde shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	4	4.5	8.5	50%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	2.67	5.33	8	33%
Friendly International	2025	3	3	4.67	7.67	33%
Friendly International	2024	2	3	3	6	0%

Cape Verde next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Liberia (home)	6.38	2.63	3.75	5	1.5	3.5
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Liberia (away)	6.38	2.63	3.75	7.75	3.75	4
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Mali (home)	7	3.11	3.89	6.4	2.6	3.8

Cape Verde players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Diney Borges	defender	3	8	38%
2	Sidny Cabral	defender	3	8	38%
3	Laros Duarte	midfielder	2	7	29%
4	Kevin Lenini	midfielder	2	9	22%
5	Hélio Varela	attacker	1	3	33%

Cape Verde players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Sidny Cabral	defender	2	8	25%
2	Benchimol	attacker	1	5	20%
3	Deroy Duarte	midfielder	1	7	14%
4	Laros Duarte	midfielder	1	7	14%

Liberia shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mali (H)	0-1	1	3	4	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Rwanda (A)	3-1	5	4	9	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Sierra Leone (H)	3-1	7	7	14	7
6 Jun	Friendly International	Sierra Leone (A)	1-0	0	2	2	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Libya (H)	2-2	4	6	10	5
27 Mar	Friendly International	Benin (A)	1-0	0	6	6	2
13 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Equatorial Guinea (A)	1-1	1	2	3	3
9 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Namibia (H)	3-1	3	0	3	2