We said: Canada 2-0 Jamaica
The Jamaicans should be able to contain the Canadians speed, but as fast as they are, their technical ability is not on the same level as Canada.
Les Rouges were unlucky to come away empty-handed versus Los Ticos, though they have never lost consecutive matches since Herdman took over.
Read more.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 Canada win with a probability of 62.85%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Jamaica had a probability of 14.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Canada win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.35%) and 2-1 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.52%), while for a Jamaica win it was 0-1 (6.02%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Canada would win this match.