The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Liberia and Nigeria, 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 Nigeria win with a probability of 51.67%. A win for Liberia had a probability of 25.38% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nigeria win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.75%) and 0-2 (7.98%). The likeliest Liberia win was 2-1 (6.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nigeria would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Liberia | Draw | Nigeria |
| 25.38% | 22.96% | 51.67% |
| Both teams to score 58.92% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
