We said: Cuba 0-3 Honduras
We have to believe the Cubans plan will be to try and suffocate Honduras by hanging back, though the Central Americans have brought an experienced side with proven goalscorers to this encounter, and we think that experience will eventually find a way through Cuba's backline, which could open the floodgates for La H.
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 Cuba win with a probability of 54.94%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Honduras had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cuba win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.63%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.62%), while for a Honduras win it was 0-1 (7.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.