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 Wales win with a probability of 38.44%. A win for Belarus had a probability of 37.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wales win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.43%) and 0-2 (5.66%). The likeliest Belarus win was 2-1 (8.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wales would win this match.