We said: Belgium 3-1 Egypt
The outcome of Friday's contest will likely depend on the strength of Belgium's lineup, but even if the Red Devils do decide to heavily rotate throughout the 90 minutes, they will still be considered favourites to come out on top.
Belgium will be wary of the threat that Salah is set to pose, but Martinez's men should have few problems in securing a routine win in Kuwait.
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 Belgium win with a probability of 56.27%. A win for Egypt had a probability of 21.99% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.65%) and 2-0 (8.52%). The likeliest Egypt win was 1-2 (5.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.