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 Nicaragua win with a probability of 87.9%. A draw had a probability of 9.1% and a win for Barbados had a probability of 3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nicaragua win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (14.76%) and 4-0 (10.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.21%), while for a Barbados win it was 0-1 (1.42%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nicaragua would win this match.