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 Gambia win with a probability of 36.22%. A win for Burundi had a probability of 33.81% and a draw had a probability of 30%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gambia win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.23%) and 0-2 (7.06%). The likeliest Burundi win was 1-0 (12.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood.