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 Finland win with a probability of 39.1%. A win for Ukraine had a probability of 32.49% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Finland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8%) and 2-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Ukraine win was 0-1 (10.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.
