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 France win with a probability of 68.25%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Kazakhstan had a probability of 9.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a France win was 1-0 with a probability of 19.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.58%) and 3-0 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.2%), while for a Kazakhstan win it was 0-1 (5.25%). The actual scoreline of 8-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that France would win this match.