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 Sweden Women win with a probability of 53.51%. A win for New Zealand Women had a probability of 23.92% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sweden Women win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.84%) and 0-2 (8.27%). The likeliest New Zealand Women win was 2-1 (6.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sweden Women would win this match.