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 Scotland Under-21s win with a probability of 46%. A win for Lithuania Under-21s had a probability of 28.39% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Scotland Under-21s win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.19%) and 0-2 (8.14%). The likeliest Lithuania Under-21s win was 1-0 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Scotland Under-21s in this match.