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 Malawi win with a probability of 49.06%. A draw had a probability of 28.1% and a win for Ethiopia had a probability of 22.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malawi win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.36%) and 2-1 (8.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.66%), while for a Ethiopia win it was 0-1 (9.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Malawi would win this match.