We said: Morocco 2-1 Egypt (after extra time)
Two well-matched teams meet with an historic bronze medal at stake, which may temper their attacking instincts just a little. Nonetheless, both sides have some skilful players in the final third, and an absorbing contest should just go the way of rising football force Morocco.
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 Egypt Under-23s win with a probability of 42.12%. A draw had a probability of 29.1% and a win for Morocco Under-23s had a probability of 28.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Egypt Under-23s win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.46%) and 2-1 (8.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.24%), while for a Morocco Under-23s win it was 0-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-6 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.