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 54.21%. A win for Sao Tome & Principe had a probability of 24.83% and a draw had a probability of 20.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ethiopia win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.84%) and 0-2 (8.39%). The likeliest Sao Tome & Principe win was 1-0 (5.82%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.