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 Morocco win with a probability of 80.57%. A draw had a probability of 14.7% and a win for Lesotho had a probability of 4.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Morocco win was 2-0 with a probability of 18.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (16.14%) and 3-0 (13.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (7.14%), while for a Lesotho win it was 0-1 (2.69%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Morocco would win this match.