We said: Mali 2-1 Guinea-Bissau
Mali's strong home record, combined with their impressive head-to-head history against Guinea-Bissau, gives them a significant advantage in this match.
While the home side may dominate the game and create more chances, Guinea-Bissau are capable of exploiting any defensive lapses to get a goal.
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 Mali win with a probability of 55.24%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Guinea-Bissau had a probability of 19.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mali win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.01%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a Guinea-Bissau win it was 0-1 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Mali in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Mali.