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 Croatia win with a probability of 39.38%. A win for France had a probability of 33.5% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Croatia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest France win was 0-1 (9.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.