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 Spain win with a probability of 70.14%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Ukraine had a probability of 12.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.62%) and 1-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.24%), while for a Ukraine win it was 1-2 (3.58%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Spain would win this match.