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 Denmark Under-21s win with a probability of 43.15%. A win for Russia Under-21s had a probability of 32.3% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Denmark Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.63%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Russia Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.47%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Denmark Under-21s would win this match.
