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 Nigeria win with a probability of 37.1%. A draw had a probability of 32% and a win for Rwanda had a probability of 30.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nigeria win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.59%) and 1-2 (6.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (15.32%), while for a Rwanda win it was 1-0 (13.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 15.3% likelihood.