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 Ukraine win with a probability of 37.38%. A win for North Macedonia had a probability of 36.91% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ukraine win was 1-0 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.32%) and 2-0 (6.14%). The likeliest North Macedonia win was 0-1 (8.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ukraine would win this match.