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 55.08%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Switzerland had a probability of 20.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.57%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.56%), while for a Switzerland win it was 0-1 (6.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Spain would win this match.