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 Netherlands Under-21s win with a probability of 91.51%. A draw had a probability of 6.9% and a win for Belarus Under-21s had a probability of 1.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands Under-21s win was 0-3 with a probability of 17.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (16.52%) and 0-4 (13.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (3.43%), while for a Belarus Under-21s win it was 1-0 (0.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Netherlands Under-21s would win this match.