We said: Guinea 2-0 Ethiopia
Guinea might have struggled in their recent matches, but they still have enough quality to overcome Ethiopia, and while we expect the visitors to put up a good fight, we are backing the hosts to emerge victorious at the final whistle.
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 Guinea win with a probability of 63.7%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Ethiopia had a probability of 13.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Guinea win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.21%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.33%), while for a Ethiopia win it was 0-1 (6.06%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Guinea would win this match.