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 Nigeria win with a probability of 47.22%. A win for Cape Verde had a probability of 28.72% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nigeria win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.96%) and 2-0 (7.5%). The likeliest Cape Verde win was 1-2 (7.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.