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 Ivory Coast win with a probability of 68.81%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for Benin had a probability of 11.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ivory Coast win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.61%) and 2-1 (9.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.24%), while for a Benin win it was 0-1 (4.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.