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 Zambia Women win with a probability of 44.91%. A win for China PR Women had a probability of 31.93% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zambia Women win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.15%) and 0-2 (6.26%). The likeliest China PR Women win was 2-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.34%). The actual scoreline of 4-4 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood.