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 England Under-21s win with a probability of 85.82%. A draw had a probability of 10.8% and a win for Kosovo Under-21s had a probability of 3.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a England Under-21s win was 0-2 with a probability of 16.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (15.01%) and 0-1 (12.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.77%), while for a Kosovo Under-21s win it was 1-0 (1.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-6 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that England Under-21s would win this match.