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 Georgia win with a probability of 48.47%. A win for Belarus had a probability of 27.57% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Georgia win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.2%) and 2-0 (7.79%). The likeliest Belarus win was 1-2 (6.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Georgia would win this match.