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 Ecuador win with a probability of 52.69%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Mali had a probability of 21.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ecuador win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.45%) and 2-1 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.04%), while for a Mali win it was 0-1 (7.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Ecuador in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Ecuador.