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 Egypt win with a probability of 51.79%. A draw had a probability of 26.7% and a win for Botswana had a probability of 21.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Egypt win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.74%) and 1-2 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.29%), while for a Botswana win it was 1-0 (8.45%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Egypt would win this match.