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 Netherlands Under-21s win with a probability of 47.46%. A win for Norway Under-21s had a probability of 29.7% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.28%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Norway Under-21s win was 1-2 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Netherlands Under-21s would win this match.