As defending champions, France are not to be discounted at this level, but Les Bleuets' defensive deficiencies are there to be exposed by a free-scoring Spain crop.
Vannuchi's side have their own golden touch in attack, albeit one that was only prolonged thanks to a late penalty last time out, and we expect their title defence to come to an end on Tuesday as Spain advance to a 16th final.
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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 Spain Under-17s win with a probability of 41%. A win for France Under-17s had a probability of 34.62% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain Under-17s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8%) and 2-0 (6.22%). The likeliest France Under-17s win was 1-2 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.
