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 New Caledonia win with a probability of 38.42%. A win for Tahiti had a probability of 36.72% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a New Caledonia win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.17%) and 0-2 (5.97%). The likeliest Tahiti win was 2-1 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.