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 Congo DR win with a probability of 47.56%. A draw had a probability of 32.2% and a win for Tanzania had a probability of 20.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Congo DR win was 0-1 with a probability of 19.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11%) and 1-2 (6.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (17.8%), while for a Tanzania win it was 1-0 (10.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Congo DR would win this match.