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 48.52%. A draw had a probability of 29.1% and a win for Lesotho had a probability of 22.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ethiopia win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.57%) and 2-1 (8.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.01%), while for a Lesotho win it was 0-1 (9.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ethiopia would win this match.