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 Cameroon win with a probability of 67.17%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 10.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 0-1 with a probability of 18.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (15.77%) and 0-3 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (10.44%), while for a Zimbabwe win it was 1-0 (5.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.