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 Spain win with a probability of 70.4%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Iraq had a probability of 8.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (15.55%) and 3-0 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (9.19%) , while for a Iraq win it was 0-1 (4.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood.