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 Slovakia win with a probability of 61.53%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Malta had a probability of 15.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Slovakia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.62%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.73%), while for a Malta win it was 0-1 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.