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 Gabon win with a probability of 38.93%. A win for Libya had a probability of 36.89% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gabon win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.45%) and 2-0 (5.72%). The likeliest Libya win was 1-2 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gabon would win this match.
