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 Croatia win with a probability of 39.07%. A win for Wales had a probability of 33.38% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Croatia win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.22%) and 0-2 (7.18%). The likeliest Wales win was 1-0 (10.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.