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 North Macedonia win with a probability of 39.35%. A win for Iceland had a probability of 38.74% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a North Macedonia win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (4.91%) and 1-3 (4.83%). The likeliest Iceland win was 2-1 (7.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.