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 USA win with a probability of 50.3%. A draw had a probability of 30.2% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 19.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a USA win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.57%) and 2-1 (7.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (15.32%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 0-1 (9.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that USA would win this match.