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 Senegal win with a probability of 70.5%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Mozambique had a probability of 8.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Senegal win was 1-0 with a probability of 19.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (17.41%) and 3-0 (10.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.12%), while for a Mozambique win it was 0-1 (4.74%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Senegal would win this match.