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 Cape Verde win with a probability of 55.96%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Equatorial Guinea had a probability of 17.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cape Verde win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.36%) and 2-1 (8.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.71%), while for a Equatorial Guinea win it was 0-1 (7.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 16.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Cape Verde in this match.