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 Botswana win with a probability of 43.92%. A draw had a probability of 28.6% and a win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 27.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Botswana win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.86%) and 1-2 (8.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.1%), while for a Zimbabwe win it was 1-0 (10.37%).