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 Italy Under-17s win with a probability of 44.61%. A win for Portugal Under-17s had a probability of 30.45% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Italy Under-17s win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.16%) and 2-0 (7.38%). The likeliest Portugal Under-17s win was 0-1 (7.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Italy Under-17s would win this match.