The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between South Africa and Ethiopia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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.
| Result | ||
| South Africa | Draw | Ethiopia |
| 55.74% | 26.27% | 17.99% |
| Both teams to score 39.77% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
