We said: Sierra Leone 0-3 Egypt
What we have here is one of the highest-ranked sides in Africa taking on one of the lowest, which suggests that this could end up being a very one-sided encounter. The Pharaohs look in great nick at the moment, and we fancy they will secure another convincing victory in this one.
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 Egypt win with a probability of 45.55%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Sierra Leone had a probability of 26.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Egypt win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.95%) and 1-2 (8.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.85%), while for a Sierra Leone win it was 1-0 (9.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Egypt would win this match.