South Africa have dominated this fixture to a large degree and will be seeking to exact revenge for an agonising loss in the most recent edition. We fancy the home side to cruise to a routine victory come the sound of the full-time whistle.
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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 South Africa win with a probability of 53.46%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Mozambique had a probability of 21.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.48%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.88%), while for a Mozambique win it was 0-1 (7.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that South Africa would win this match.