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 Czech Republic win with a probability of 52.07%. A win for Belarus had a probability of 25.77% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Czech Republic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.63%) and 0-2 (7.36%). The likeliest Belarus win was 2-1 (6.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Czech Republic would win this match.