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 Germany win with a probability of 66%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Romania had a probability of 11.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Germany win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (15.59%) and 3-0 (8.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (10.9%), while for a Romania win it was 0-1 (5.72%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Germany would win this match.