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 Ethiopia win with a probability of 61.62%. A draw had a probability of 20.11% and a win for Sao Tome & Principe had a probability of 18.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ethiopia win was 1-0 with a probability of 11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.99%) and 2-1 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.3%) , while for a Sao Tome & Principe win it was 0-1 (4.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11% likelihood.