New Caledonia have shown resilience to come close in their first two games, but Thursday presents a far bigger challenge, and we see them being outclassed.
Hay's men have far more quality than their opponents and should have enough to finish with a resounding victory
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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 New Zealand win with a probability of 53.09%. A win for New Caledonia had a probability of 24.33% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a New Zealand win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.71%) and 2-0 (8.14%). The likeliest New Caledonia win was 1-2 (6.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.42%). The actual scoreline of 7-1 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New Zealand would win this match.
