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 44.34%. A win for Bulgaria had a probability of 28.49% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northern Ireland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.75%) and 2-0 (8.43%). The likeliest Bulgaria win was 0-1 (9.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9% likelihood.