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 Morocco win with a probability of 56.65%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Guinea-Bissau had a probability of 20.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Morocco win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 2-0 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.83%), while for a Guinea-Bissau win it was 0-1 (5.95%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Morocco would win this match.