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 Scotland win with a probability of 59.95%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Moldova had a probability of 16.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Scotland win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.61%) and 1-2 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.05%), while for a Moldova win it was 1-0 (6.6%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Scotland would win this match.