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 South Africa win with a probability of 55.74%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Ethiopia had a probability of 17.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.19%) and 2-1 (8.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.75%), while for a Ethiopia win it was 0-1 (7.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 16.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for South Africa in this match.
