We said: Ukraine 2-0 Republic of Ireland
While Republic of Ireland were hugely impressive last time out, the aforementioned selection issues will not do Kenny's men any favours. With that in mind, we feel that Ukraine will run out comfortable winners, potentially scoring a goal in either half.
Read more.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 Ukraine win with a probability of 50.34%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Republic of Ireland had a probability of 22.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ukraine win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.4%) and 2-1 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.47%), while for a Republic of Ireland win it was 0-1 (8.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.