Olympic Games Men's Football | Quarter-Finals
Aug 2, 2024 at 2pm UK
Parc des Princes

Morocco U23s
4 - 0
USA U23s

Rahimi (29' pen.), Akhomach (63'), Hakimi (70'), Mehdi Maouhoub (90+1' pen.)
El Khannous (58')
FT(HT: 1-0)

McGlynn (15'), Aaronson (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Olympic Games Men's Football quarter-final between Morocco and USA, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Morocco U23s 3-0 Iraq U23s
Tuesday, July 30 at 4pm in Olympic Games Men's Football
All competitions
Last Game: USA U23s 3-0 Guinea U23s
Tuesday, July 30 at 6pm in Olympic Games Men's Football

Data Analysis

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 Under-23s win with a probability of 56.76%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for USA Under-23s had a probability of 19.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Morocco Under-23s win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.44%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.12%), while for a USA Under-23s win it was 0-1 (6.32%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Morocco Under-23s would win this match.

Result
Morocco Under-23sDrawUSA Under-23s
56.76% (0.013999999999996 0.01)23.38% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)19.86% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Both teams to score 50.31% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.51% (0.014000000000003 0.01)49.48% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.48% (0.012 0.01)71.52% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)
Morocco Under-23s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.77% (0.010000000000005 0.01)17.22% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.48% (0.018999999999998 0.02)47.51% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
USA Under-23s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.78% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)39.22% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.07% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)75.93% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    Morocco Under-23s 56.75%
    USA Under-23s 19.86%
    Draw 23.38%
Morocco Under-23sDrawUSA Under-23s
1-0 @ 11.88%
2-0 @ 10.44%
2-1 @ 9.78%
3-0 @ 6.13% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 5.74% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 2.69% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 2.68% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 2.52% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-2 @ 1.18% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-0 @ 0.95% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 56.75%
1-1 @ 11.12%
0-0 @ 6.75% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
2-2 @ 4.58%
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 23.38%
0-1 @ 6.32% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-2 @ 5.21% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 2.96% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 1.62%
2-3 @ 1.43%
0-3 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 1.39%
Total : 19.86%

How you voted: Morocco vs USA

Morocco
72.6%
USA
27.4%
135
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