We said: Bulgaria 2-0 Gibraltar
Having already earned a shock draw against Bulgaria, Gibraltar will be confident of at least repeating that feat on Friday. Nevertheless, the home side should still have enough quality to come through this contest, even if they are made to fight along the way.
Read more.Data Analysis
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 Bulgaria win with a probability of 57.24%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Gibraltar had a probability of 19.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bulgaria win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.79%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.16%), while for a Gibraltar win it was 0-1 (6.41%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bulgaria would win this match.