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 Rwanda win with a probability of 38.41%. A win for South Africa had a probability of 31.16% and a draw had a probability of 30.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rwanda win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.73%) and 2-1 (7.32%). The likeliest South Africa win was 0-1 (12.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rwanda would win this match.