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 Moldova win with a probability of 38.06%. A win for Ukraine had a probability of 35.7% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Moldova win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (6.48%). The likeliest Ukraine win was 0-1 (9.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ukraine would win this match.