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 Portugal win with a probability of 55.94%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Sweden had a probability of 20.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.33%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Sweden win it was 0-1 (6.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.