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 Argentina Under-20s win with a probability of 78.05%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for New Zealand Under-20s had a probability of 7.92%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina Under-20s win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.56%) and 0-1 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.63%), while for a New Zealand Under-20s win it was 1-0 (2.51%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Argentina Under-20s would win this match.