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 Egypt win with a probability of 62.97%. A draw had a probability of 24.34% and a win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 12.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Egypt win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.76%) and 2-1 (8.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.45%) , while for a Zimbabwe win it was 0-1 (6.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.