After being seconds away from advancing, we wonder what the state of mind of the Reggae Boyz will be heading into a match which is really only for pride.
The Panamanians will be disappointed with their semi-final performance, but they always seem to bounce back quickly from a rough outing, and we believe they will do so again on Sunday.
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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 Panama win with a probability of 57.47%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Jamaica had a probability of 19.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Panama win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.44%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.95%), while for a Jamaica win it was 0-1 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Jamaica in this match.
