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 Madagascar win with a probability of 36.97%. A win for Equatorial Guinea had a probability of 35.78% and a draw had a probability of 27.22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Madagascar win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.76%) and 0-2 (6.09%). The likeliest Equatorial Guinea win was 1-0 (9.58%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood.