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 Sweden win with a probability of 42.74%. A win for Poland had a probability of 32.66% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sweden win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.59%) and 2-0 (6.72%). The likeliest Poland win was 1-2 (7.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sweden would win this match.