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 Slovenia win with a probability of 44.66%. A win for Malta had a probability of 30.16% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Slovenia win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.15%) and 0-2 (7.53%). The likeliest Malta win was 1-0 (7.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Slovenia would win this match.