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 Serbia win with a probability of 43.48%. A draw had a probability of 31.6% and a win for Azerbaijan had a probability of 24.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Serbia win was 0-1 with a probability of 17.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.48%) and 1-2 (7.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (15.73%), while for an Azerbaijan win it was 1-0 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Serbia would win this match.