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 Gambia win with a probability of 38.55%. A win for Madagascar had a probability of 32.1% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gambia win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.67%) and 0-2 (7.54%). The likeliest Madagascar win was 1-0 (11.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.