Underestimating Israel against Brazil was a fatal mistake, and with the European runners-up scoring in all of their World Cup games so far, another upset is not beyond the realm of possibility.
Uruguay could have also done without a fresh injury concern at the back, but Broli's men have history on their side - as well as a formula for defensive success - and Israel's magical run may finally be brought to an end.
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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 Uruguay Under-20s win with a probability of 43.67%. A win for Israel Under-20s had a probability of 29.58% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Uruguay Under-20s win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.81%) and 2-0 (8.06%). The likeliest Israel Under-20s win was 0-1 (9.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Uruguay Under-20s in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Uruguay Under-20s.
