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 Israel win with a probability of 63.49%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Moldova had a probability of 14.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Israel win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.24%) and 2-1 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.38%), while for a Moldova win it was 0-1 (5.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Israel would win this match.