We said: Ivory Coast 3-0 Seychelles
Aside from their poor run of results, Seychelles football is going through a very difficult period at present, which does not bode well for their chances here. In contrast, Ivory Coast have a world-class squad, and we expect they will come through this match with an easy win.
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 Ivory Coast win with a probability of 78.57%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for Seychelles had a probability of 5.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ivory Coast win was 2-0 with a probability of 18.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (17.4%) and 3-0 (13.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (8.17%), while for a Seychelles win it was 0-1 (3.07%). The actual scoreline of 9-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ivory Coast would win this match.