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 France Under-17s win with a probability of 47.53%. A win for England Under-17s had a probability of 30.01% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a France Under-17s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.78%) and 0-2 (6.33%). The likeliest England Under-17s win was 2-1 (7.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that France Under-17s would win this match.