The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's World Cup Qualifying - North Central America clash between Canada and Panama, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 Canada win with a probability of 60.03%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Panama had a probability of 17.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Canada win was 1-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.09%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.63%), while for a Panama win it was 0-1 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Canada would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Canada | Draw | Panama |
| 60.03% | 22.37% | 17.6% |
| Both teams to score 49.5% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
