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 54.12%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Eswatini had a probability of 19.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.33%) and 2-1 (9.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.98%), while for a Eswatini win it was 0-1 (7.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.