We said: Ghana 2-0 Niger
While it has been a forgettable qualifying journey for Ghana, they will look to close out the campaign on a strong note and avoid failing to win any of their six matches in Group F.
The stakes are high for Niger and while we expect them to go all out at the Accra Sports Stadium, we predict that the Black Stars will come away with all three points in front of the home supporters.
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 Ghana win with a probability of 76.15%. A draw had a probability of 17% and a win for Niger had a probability of 6.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ghana win was 2-0 with a probability of 16.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (15.78%) and 3-0 (11.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.45%), while for a Niger win it was 0-1 (3.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.