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 Zimbabwe win with a probability of 35.07%. A win for Namibia had a probability of 33.35% and a draw had a probability of 31.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zimbabwe win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.99%) and 2-1 (6.61%). The likeliest Namibia win was 0-1 (13.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (14.61%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Zimbabwe would win this match.