We said: Cameroon 3-0 Mauritius
Cameroon have been handed one of the easier groups on paper, and we expect them to begin their qualification campaign with intent by securing a comfortable victory against Mauritius.
The visitors are one of the stronger bottom seeds in Africa and boast decent form in recent times, but they are unlikely to be a match for Song's side.
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 87.83%. A draw had a probability of 9.7% and a win for Mauritius had a probability of 2.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 2-0 with a probability of 18.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (16.43%) and 1-0 (13.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (4.93%), while for a Mauritius win it was 0-1 (1.46%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 16.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Cameroon in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Cameroon.
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