Zimbabwe national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage
Mar 20, 2025 at 4pm UK
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Benin national football team

Zimbabwe
2 - 2
Benin

Munetsi (44'), Musona (59')
Lunga (45+3')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Mounie (12'), Dodo (35')
Attidjikou (90'), Attidjikou (90')
Coverage of the World Cup Qualifying - Africa Group Stage clash between Zimbabwe and Benin.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Cameroon 2-1 Zimbabwe
Tuesday, November 19 at 1pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Libya 0-0 Benin
Monday, November 18 at 4pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

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 Benin win with a probability of 33.6%. A win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 33.22% and a draw had a probability of 33.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benin win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.73%) and 1-2 (5.94%). The likeliest Zimbabwe win was 1-0 (14.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (16.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
ZimbabweDrawBenin
33.22% (0.027000000000001 0.03)33.18% (0.039999999999999 0.04)33.6% (-0.067 -0.07)
Both teams to score 34.59% (-0.083999999999996 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
26.24% (-0.094000000000001 -0.09)73.75% (0.093000000000004 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
10.46% (-0.055 -0.05)89.54% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Zimbabwe Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.67% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)41.32% (0.036000000000001 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.15% (-0.032 -0.03)77.84% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
Benin Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.95% (-0.107 -0.11)41.04% (0.107 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.4% (-0.094999999999999 -0.09)77.59% (0.093999999999994 0.09)
Score Analysis
    Zimbabwe 33.21%
    Benin 33.59%
    Draw 33.17%
ZimbabweDrawBenin
1-0 @ 14.98% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 6.62% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-1 @ 5.9% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-0 @ 1.95% (0.0010000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 1.74% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 33.21%
0-0 @ 16.96% (0.060000000000002 0.06)
1-1 @ 13.34% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 2.63% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 33.17%
0-1 @ 15.1% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.73% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-2 @ 5.94% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-3 @ 2% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.76% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 33.59%

How you voted: Zimbabwe vs Benin

Zimbabwe
62.5%
Draw
12.5%
Benin
25.0%
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