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 Czech Republic win with a probability of 71.79%. A draw had a probability of 17.22% and a win for Republic of Ireland had a probability of 10.98%.
The most likely scoreline for a Czech Republic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.82%) and 3-0 (10.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.16%) , while for a Republic of Ireland win it was 0-1 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.