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 Namibia win with a probability of 41.63%. A win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 30.38% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Namibia win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Zimbabwe win was 0-1 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Namibia would win this match.