We said: Ukraine 1-1 Scotland
Both teams will be confident of claiming their desired result on Tuesday evening, belief which should set up a thrilling encounter. Ukraine's players will feel more rested given that they coasted past Armenia, but we feel that Scotland will show the heart and desire to scrap their way to an all-important point.
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 Scotland win with a probability of 45.43%. A draw had a probability of 28.3% and a win for Ukraine had a probability of 26.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Scotland win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.23%) and 1-2 (8.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.98%), while for a Ukraine win it was 1-0 (10%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.