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 Morocco win with a probability of 60.19%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for South Africa had a probability of 14.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Morocco win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.8%) and 2-1 (8.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.43%), while for a South Africa win it was 0-1 (7.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.