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Malawi national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jan 14, 2022 at 4pm UK
 
Zimbabwe national football team

Malawi
2 - 1
Zimbabwe

Mhango (43', 58')
Sanudi (49'), Kakhobwe (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Wadi (38')
Kangwa (20'), Hadebe (29'), Madzongwe (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between Malawi and Zimbabwe, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Malawi 1-1 Zimbabwe

With so much at stake, we expect both teams to be fired up which should make for an open and end-to-end contest. That said, we are predicting a stalemate with honours even come the end of the 90 minutes. 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 Malawi win with a probability of 43.41%. A win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 31.08% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Malawi win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.01%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Zimbabwe win was 0-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Malawi would win this match.

Result
MalawiDrawZimbabwe
43.41%25.5%31.08%
Both teams to score 54.56%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.83%49.16%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.77%71.23%
Malawi Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.42%22.57%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.83%56.17%
Zimbabwe Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.46%29.53%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.44%65.55%
Score Analysis
    Malawi 43.41%
    Zimbabwe 31.08%
    Draw 25.5%
MalawiDrawZimbabwe
1-0 @ 9.92%
2-1 @ 9.01%
2-0 @ 7.39%
3-1 @ 4.47%
3-0 @ 3.66%
3-2 @ 2.73%
4-1 @ 1.66%
4-0 @ 1.36%
4-2 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 43.41%
1-1 @ 12.1%
0-0 @ 6.67%
2-2 @ 5.49%
3-3 @ 1.11%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.5%
0-1 @ 8.13%
1-2 @ 7.38%
0-2 @ 4.96%
1-3 @ 3%
2-3 @ 2.23%
0-3 @ 2.02%
1-4 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.45%
Total : 31.08%

How you voted: Malawi vs Zimbabwe

Malawi
27.7%
Draw
18.1%
Zimbabwe
54.2%
155
Head to Head
Jul 9, 2021 11am
Group Stage
Malawi
2-2
Zimbabwe
Muyaba (27'), Kuwali (50')
Sulumba (66'), Chirwa (76')
B (62'), Musaka (78')
Hachiro (45+1'), Mbeba (72')
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