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 IFK Norrkoping win with a probability of 60.53%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for IFK Goteborg had a probability of 18.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a IFK Norrkoping win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.28%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a IFK Goteborg win it was 0-1 (5.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that IFK Norrkoping would win this match.