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 Latvia win with a probability of 47.47%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Gibraltar had a probability of 26.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Latvia win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.1%) and 2-0 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.48%), while for a Gibraltar win it was 0-1 (8.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Latvia would win this match.