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 Czech Republic win with a probability of 69.35%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for Cyprus had a probability of 11.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Czech Republic win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.85%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.06%), while for a Cyprus win it was 1-0 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Czech Republic would win this match.