We said: Congo DR 2-1 Tanzania
Congo DR and Tanzania have enjoyed a solid start to the qualifying campaign and will be looking to keep the ball rolling on Thursday. The Leopards have been near impenetrable on home soil, and while we expect Suleiman's men to put up a fight at the Stade des Martyrs, we are backing them to come away with the desired result.
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 Congo DR win with a probability of 60.69%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Tanzania had a probability of 11.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Congo DR win was 1-0 with a probability of 22.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (15.38%) and 3-0 (7.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (15.88%), while for a Tanzania win it was 0-1 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 22.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Congo DR in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Congo DR.