Despite the backing of the home crowd, Slovakia are set to come up short against a France side full of potential, and are doomed to taste disappointment on their opening night as Euros hosts.
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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 France Under-19s win with a probability of 79.97%. A draw had a probability of 12.2% and a win for Slovakia Under-19s had a probability of 7.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a France Under-19s win was 0-3 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.16%) and 1-3 (8.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.37%), while for a Slovakia Under-19s win it was 2-1 (2.38%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that France Under-19s would win this match.
