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 Ethiopia win with a probability of 48.2%. A draw had a probability of 29.2% and a win for Lesotho had a probability of 22.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ethiopia win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.49%) and 2-1 (8.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.08%), while for a Lesotho win it was 0-1 (10.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.