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 Argentina win with a probability of 58.14%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Poland had a probability of 19.58%.
The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.99%) and 1-2 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a Poland win it was 1-0 (5.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Argentina would win this match.