Malawi
0 - 3
Ivory Coast

Banda (39'), Mbulu (87')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Gradel (36'), Sangare (85'), Boga (90+5')
Kessie (79'), Aurier (90+1')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Malawi and Ivory Coast, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Malawi win with a probability of 34.15%. A win for Ivory Coast had a probability of 33.42% and a draw had a probability of 32.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Malawi win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.82%) and 2-1 (6.24%). The likeliest Ivory Coast win was 0-1 (14.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (15.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2% likelihood.

Result
Malawi	Draw	Ivory Coast
34.15%	32.43%	33.42%

Both teams to score 36.22%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

28.06%

71.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

11.55%

88.45%

Malawi Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.45%

39.55%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.76%

76.24%

Ivory Coast Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.91%

40.09%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.27%

76.73%

Score Analysis

Malawi 34.14%

Ivory Coast 33.42%

Draw 32.42%

Malawi	Draw	Ivory Coast
1-0 @ 14.7% 2-0 @ 6.82% 2-1 @ 6.24% 3-0 @ 2.11% 3-1 @ 1.93% Other @ 2.35% Total : 34.14%	0-0 @ 15.85% 1-1 @ 13.44% 2-2 @ 2.85% Other @ 0.28% Total : 32.42%	0-1 @ 14.49% 0-2 @ 6.63% 1-2 @ 6.15% 0-3 @ 2.02% 1-3 @ 1.87% Other @ 2.27% Total : 33.42%