Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Guinea win with a probability of 36.04%. A win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 33.94% and a draw had a probability of 30%.
The most likely scoreline for a Guinea win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.2%) and 0-2 (7.02%). The likeliest Zimbabwe win was 1-0 (12.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.
