Summary

Nuno da Costa (Cape Verde), Midfielder, 10 caps, 2 international goals, model: 2.4% to score anytime at WC 2026

Nuno da Costa

#10 Midfielder Başakşehir FK (TUR) Cape Verde

Nuno da Costa is a 35-year-old midfielder for Başakşehir FK (TUR) and Cape Verde. He has earned 10 caps and 2 international goals for Cape Verde. Our model puts Cape Verde's title chance at 0% with a 29% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

10 Caps

2 Goals

3 Season goals

1 Assists

6.63 Form rating

Age35Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)Weight152 lbsMarket value€519K

View next match prediction See Cape Verde team page

Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Moderate

High shots volume High

Tournament form Steady

100% Independent Model-driven probabilities No manufactured edges

Nuno da Costa · the model’s read

Nuno da Costa brings 10 caps and 2 international goals for Cape Verde at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a midfielder. At club level they play for Başakşehir FK (TUR). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Costa's anytime-goalscoring probability at 2.4% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.02 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Nuno da Costa: World Cup 2026 Form

How Nuno has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

6.9

Avg rating 3 games · WC 2026

7.3

Last match vs Saudi Arabia

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6.6

vs Spain

29 min

6.7

vs Uruguay

32 min

7.3

vs Saudi Arabia

29 min

Nuno da Costa: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (3 games) alongside the career baseline (39 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 6.9

Career baseline 6.7

1 Shotsper 90 min 2.41

— Shots on targetper 90 min 0.54

1 Key passesper 90 min 1.16

2 Tacklesper 90 min 1.52

— Interceptionsper 90 min 0.8

7 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 2.95

46 Touchesper 90 min 38

At World Cup 2026, Nuno is rating 6.9 — in line with his 6.7 career baseline.