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 South Africa win with a probability of 55%. A win for Mozambique had a probability of 22.62% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.17%) and 2-0 (8.67%). The likeliest Mozambique win was 1-2 (5.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.