Despite their lowly standing in the section, the Faroe Islands' backline has not been carved open at will by their Group E foes, and a Czech Republic side reeling from Thursday's horror show should not be expected to run riot in Plzen.
However, with Silhavy still able to call upon a healthy set of reserve options on home soil, the Czechs should almost certainly get their qualification charge back on track, while maintaining their perfect defensive record against their beleaguered visitors.
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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 Czech Republic win with a probability of 75.95%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for Faroe Islands had a probability of 8.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Czech Republic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.94%) and 3-0 (10.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.4%), while for a Faroe Islands win it was 0-1 (3.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Czech Republic would win this match.
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