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 Burkina Faso win with a probability of 38.74%. A win for Djibouti had a probability of 36.27% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burkina Faso win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.37%) and 0-2 (6.09%). The likeliest Djibouti win was 2-1 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.72%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Burkina Faso would win this match.
