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 Romania Under-21s win with a probability of 57.03%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Malta Under-21s had a probability of 20.73%.
The most likely scoreline for a Romania Under-21s win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.92%) and 0-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.46%), while for a Malta Under-21s win it was 1-0 (5.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Romania Under-21s would win this match.