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 Under-21s win with a probability of 90.18%. A draw had a probability of 7.6% and a win for Cyprus Under-21s had a probability of 2.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands Under-21s win was 0-3 with a probability of 15.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (14.43%) and 0-4 (12.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.48%), while for a Cyprus Under-21s win it was 1-0 (1.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Netherlands Under-21s would win this match.