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 Germany win with a probability of 62%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Scotland had a probability of 18.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Germany win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.92%) and 1-0 (8.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.99%), while for a Scotland win it was 1-2 (4.96%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Germany would win this match.