Okay, so I decided to get into sports predictions, and I figured, why not start with something a little less mainstream? That’s how I ended up looking at Slovenia vs. Cape Verde. Here’s how it all went down, from zero knowledge to my final prediction.
First, I literally googled “Slovenia vs Cape Verde.” I mean, I needed the basics, right? Like, what sport are we even talking about? Turns out, it’s handball. News to me!
Next, I dug into team stats. I found some websites that listed recent game results. I started making a simple list:
- Slovenia: Won against [Team X], Lost to [Team Y]…
- Cape Verde: Won against [Team A], Lost to [Team B]…
I did this for like, the last five or six games for each team. It was a bit tedious, honestly, just copying and pasting scores and opponents. I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for at this point, just gathering data.
Then I tried to find some head-to-head stats. Like, had these two teams ever even played each other before? That seemed important. It took some more searching, but I eventually found a site that had that info. Turns out, they had played a couple of times, and Slovenia had won both matches. Hmm, interesting.
Next step,I started to get the current team ranking,I opened several websites and compared the data. Then I created the data list to find the key points.
After gathering all this, I just stared at my notes. I had a bunch of scores, some win/loss records, and the head-to-head results. I felt like I needed to put it all together somehow. So, I assigned some simple point values. Like, a win was +1, a loss was -1, and if they beat a higher-ranked team, that got an extra +1. Just a super basic system I made up on the spot.
Finally, I added everything up. Slovenia ended up with a higher “score” based on my super-scientific method. It wasn’t a huge difference, but it was enough for me to make a prediction.
My Prediction
Based on my very rudimentary analysis, I predicted a Slovenia win. I’m not saying it’s a guaranteed thing, but hey, I went through the process, and that’s what I came up with!
