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 Egypt win with a probability of 59.87%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Libya had a probability of 18.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Egypt win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.15%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.23%), while for a Libya win it was 0-1 (5.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Egypt in this match.