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 Mali win with a probability of 61.6%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Uganda had a probability of 13.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mali win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.35%) and 2-1 (8.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.6%), while for a Uganda win it was 0-1 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 18.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Mali in this match.