Reaction
Eric Bailly provides fitness update after injury scare
Manchester United defender Eric Bailly says that he feels "perfectly fine" despite being forced off the field for the Ivory Coast on Thursday.
Oct 9, 13:57
Eric Bailly 'suffers hamstring injury' on international duty
Manchester United could reportedly be without Eric Bailly for the next three weeks after the centre-back appeared to suffer hamstring injury on international duty.
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The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's international friendly between Belgium and Ivory Coast in Brussels, including team news and predicted lineups.
Data Analysis
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 Belgium win with a probability of 69.59%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Ivory Coast had a probability of 10.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.12%) and 3-0 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.1%), while for a Ivory Coast win it was 0-1 (4.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Belgium | Draw | Ivory Coast |
| 69.59% | 19.54% | 10.87% |
| Both teams to score 41.16% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
