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 Portugal win with a probability of 49.79%. A win for Croatia had a probability of 25.48% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.52%) and 0-2 (8.76%). The likeliest Croatia win was 1-0 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.