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 Netherlands win with a probability of 64.11%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Latvia had a probability of 13.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.16%) and 2-1 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.27%), while for a Latvia win it was 0-1 (5.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Netherlands would win this match.
