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 Cameroon win with a probability of 47.01%. A win for Burundi had a probability of 29.13% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.3%). The likeliest Burundi win was 2-1 (7.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cameroon would win this match.