We said: Malawi 0-1 Tunisia
We expect Malawi to hang back and try to hit their opponents on the counter, given who they are up against, and while they have been quite capable of containing opposing attacks, the Malawians have not faced a side with as much quality as Tunisia in quite some time.
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 Malawi win with a probability of 43.02%. A draw had a probability of 28.9% and a win for Tunisia had a probability of 28.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malawi win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.66%) and 2-1 (8.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.18%), while for a Tunisia win it was 0-1 (10.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Tunisia in this match.