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 Malmo win with a probability of 53.73%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Riga FC had a probability of 22.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malmo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.73%) and 2-0 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.37%), while for a Riga FC win it was 0-1 (6.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Malmo in this match.