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 Northern Ireland win with a probability of 43.92%. A win for Lithuania had a probability of 29.66% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northern Ireland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.91%) and 0-2 (7.97%). The likeliest Lithuania win was 1-0 (8.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Northern Ireland would win this match.