We said: Niger 0-3 Morocco
Morocco are overwhelming favourites to claim all three points, given their superior quality and impressive form heading into this encounter, while Niger have yet to face an opponent of Morocco's calibre in the World Cup qualifiers and are currently enduring a winless run, which is why we anticipate a dominant victory for the visitors.
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 Morocco win with a probability of 79.46%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Niger had a probability of 6.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Morocco win was 0-2 with a probability of 15.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (13.11%) and 0-3 (12.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.66%), while for a Niger win it was 1-0 (2.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Morocco would win this match.