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 Netherlands win with a probability of 47.96%. A win for Senegal had a probability of 26.39% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.29%) and 0-2 (8.76%). The likeliest Senegal win was 1-0 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Netherlands would win this match.