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 Gabon win with a probability of 47.17%. A win for Angola had a probability of 26.49% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Gabon win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.1%) and 2-0 (8.9%). The likeliest Angola win was 0-1 (8.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gabon would win this match.