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 Belgium win with a probability of 61.7%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Finland had a probability of 16.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.1%) and 1-2 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.24%), while for a Finland win it was 1-0 (5.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Belgium would win this match.
