Jamaica will have to find a way to score goals without the benefit of having Shaw in their side, but we still believe that they have enough quality in their squad to find a way past Panama and claim their first victory at a World Cup finals.
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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 Jamaica Women win with a probability of 38.36%. A win for Panama Women had a probability of 34.75% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Jamaica Women win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.28%) and 0-2 (6.79%). The likeliest Panama Women win was 1-0 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Jamaica Women in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Jamaica Women.
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