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 Netherlands win with a probability of 62.2%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Ukraine had a probability of 13.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.23%) and 2-1 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (10.84%), while for a Ukraine win it was 0-1 (6.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Netherlands would win this match.