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 New Zealand Under-23s win with a probability of 44.02%. A win for Honduras Under-23s had a probability of 32.27% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a New Zealand Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.69%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Honduras Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.