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 Papua New Guinea win with a probability of 42.12%. A win for New Caledonia had a probability of 33.4% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Papua New Guinea win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.32%) and 2-0 (6.52%). The likeliest New Caledonia win was 1-2 (7.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.