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 Malawi win with a probability of 58.63%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Lesotho had a probability of 16.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malawi win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.78%) and 2-1 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.29%), while for a Lesotho win it was 0-1 (7.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood.