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 53.09%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Gambia had a probability of 20.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.35%) and 1-2 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.15%), while for a Gambia win it was 1-0 (8.4%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cameroon would win this match.