We said: Haiti 1-2 Mexico
The Haitians showed great attacking quality and looked relatively cohesive despite introducing several newcomers to the lineup in their opening fixture.
However, Mexico seem to be in much higher spirits under new management, have a great track record against Haiti and have shown the ability to come through in these group-stage encounters, all of that to say we are giving them a slight edge on Wednesday.
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 Mexico win with a probability of 55.13%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Haiti had a probability of 19.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.35%) and 1-2 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.8%), while for a Haiti win it was 1-0 (7.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Mexico would win this match.