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 Italy win with a probability of 76.86%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Moldova had a probability of 7.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Italy win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.42%) and 3-0 (11.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.36%), while for a Moldova win it was 0-1 (3.22%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Italy would win this match.