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-21s win with a probability of 60.25%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Azerbaijan Under-21s had a probability of 19.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a France Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.9%) and 0-1 (8.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.37%), while for an Azerbaijan Under-21s win it was 2-1 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for France Under-21s in this match.