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 Ghana win with a probability of 43.25%. A win for Nigeria had a probability of 28.39% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ghana win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.57%) and 2-1 (8.34%). The likeliest Nigeria win was 0-1 (10.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.