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 Algeria win with a probability of 89.6%. A draw had a probability of 7.8% and a win for Djibouti had a probability of 2.61%.
The most likely scoreline for an Algeria win was 3-0 with a probability of 14.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.42%) and 4-0 (11.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.67%), while for a Djibouti win it was 0-1 (1.14%). The actual scoreline of 8-0 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Algeria would win this match.