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 Russia Under-21s win with a probability of 46.48%. A win for Iceland Under-21s had a probability of 30.32% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Russia Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.56%) and 2-0 (6.66%). The likeliest Iceland Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.47%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Russia Under-21s would win this match.