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 Namibia win with a probability of 48.5%. A draw had a probability of 29.6% and a win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 21.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Namibia win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.71%) and 2-1 (7.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.76%), while for a Zimbabwe win it was 0-1 (10.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.