We said: Cameroon 3-1 Egypt
With the home crowd pushing them ahead, Cameroon have galloped into the semi-final in style and will look to keep the juggernaut rolling. While Egypt will look to continue riding their luck, standing in their way is an opposing side who hit the ground running from the opening game. We are tipping Cameroon to continue their fine run and come out victorious in normal 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 Cameroon win with a probability of 48.73%. A win for Egypt had a probability of 27.62% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.82%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Egypt win was 1-2 (6.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.