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 43.26%. A win for Slovakia had a probability of 30.51% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sweden win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.89%) and 2-0 (7.71%). The likeliest Slovakia win was 0-1 (8.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sweden in this match.