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 Congo win with a probability of 57.28%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Niger had a probability of 16.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Congo win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13%) and 2-1 (8.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.87%), while for a Niger win it was 0-1 (7.73%).