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 France Under-21s win with a probability of 74.72%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for Slovakia Under-21s had a probability of 9.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a France Under-21s win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.75%) and 1-0 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.36%), while for a Slovakia Under-21s win it was 0-1 (2.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that France Under-21s would win this match.