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 Zambia win with a probability of 60.73%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Lesotho had a probability of 17.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zambia win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.25%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.53%), while for a Lesotho win it was 0-1 (5.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zambia would win this match.