We said: Cameroon 2-1 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan head into the weekend firing on all cylinders, having won each of their last seven outings. However, with their AFCON success fresh in their memory, Cameroon will take to the pitch full of confidence. We predict a thrilling contest on Friday with the Indomitable Lions grinding out a narrow win.
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 49.99%. A win for Uzbekistan had a probability of 26.28% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.36%) and 2-0 (8.08%). The likeliest Uzbekistan win was 1-2 (6.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.