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 Kenya win with a probability of 43.87%. A win for Malawi had a probability of 29.87% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kenya win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.93%) and 0-2 (7.89%). The likeliest Malawi win was 1-0 (8.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kenya would win this match.