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 Portugal win with a probability of 69.25%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Luxembourg had a probability of 9.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (15.85%) and 3-0 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (9.33%), while for a Luxembourg win it was 0-1 (4.93%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.