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 Orlando Pirates win with a probability of 70.22%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for CR Belouizdad had a probability of 9.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Orlando Pirates win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.47%) and 3-0 (10.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (9.74%), while for a CR Belouizdad win it was 0-1 (4.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Orlando Pirates would win this match.