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 win with a probability of 65.89%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Azerbaijan had a probability of 9.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 0-1 with a probability of 21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (16.6%) and 0-3 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.28%), while for an Azerbaijan win it was 1-0 (5.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.