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 Italy win with a probability of 38.65%. A win for Belgium had a probability of 37.38% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Italy win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.18%) and 0-2 (5.57%). The likeliest Belgium win was 2-1 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Italy in this match.