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 Portugal Under-21s win with a probability of 45.43%. A win for England Under-21s had a probability of 32.2% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.22%) and 2-0 (5.78%). The likeliest England Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portugal Under-21s would win this match.