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 Togo win with a probability of 38.89%. A win for Cape Verde had a probability of 31.68% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Togo win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.68%) and 2-0 (7.65%). The likeliest Cape Verde win was 0-1 (11.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.4%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Togo would win this match.