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 Northern Ireland Under-21s win with a probability of 50.6%. A win for Finland Under-21s had a probability of 25.27% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northern Ireland Under-21s win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.62%) and 2-0 (8.6%). The likeliest Finland Under-21s win was 0-1 (6.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2% likelihood.