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 Mali win with a probability of 66.5%. A draw had a probability of 21.28% and a win for Zambia had a probability of 12.22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mali win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.08%) and 2-1 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.79%) , while for a Zambia win it was 0-1 (5.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood.