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 win with a probability of 45.26%. A win for Croatia had a probability of 28.93% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.11%) and 0-2 (8.04%). The likeliest Croatia win was 1-0 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%).