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 56.95%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Botswana had a probability of 15.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.29%) and 2-1 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.13%), while for a Botswana win it was 0-1 (7.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood.
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