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 Congo DR win with a probability of 34.83%. A win for Benin had a probability of 34.34% and a draw had a probability of 30.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Congo DR win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.83%) and 1-2 (6.81%). The likeliest Benin win was 1-0 (13.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.5% likelihood.