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 Republic of Ireland win with a probability of 36.19%. A win for Ukraine had a probability of 35.56% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Republic of Ireland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.7%) and 2-0 (6.69%). The likeliest Ukraine win was 0-1 (11.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ukraine would win this match.