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 42.23%. A win for Malawi had a probability of 29.6% and a draw had a probability of 28.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ethiopia win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.27%). The likeliest Malawi win was 0-1 (9.5%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.