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 Germany win with a probability of 38.09%. A win for Ukraine had a probability of 35.07% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Germany win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.25%) and 0-2 (6.71%). The likeliest Ukraine win was 1-0 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Germany would win this match.