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 38%. A win for Romania Under-21s had a probability of 36.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6%). The likeliest Romania Under-21s win was 2-1 (8.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood.