Slovakia v Kazakhstan: how it went

How it turned out

We projected about 2.6 goals and the game finished with 3. Both teams scored. We made Slovakia to win 64%, and it landed.

What we said beforehand

We expect about 1.9 goals from Slovakia and 0.8 from Kazakhstan, so Slovakia come out ahead by a clear distance rather than a nose. Put together, that is around 2.6 goals in the game, which is an ordinary sort of total.

Our pick: Slovakia to win. Slovakia are the stronger side on the numbers (xG 1.9-0.8), and we make them about 65% to win. On this shape, taking them to come out on top looks the cleaner play than chasing a bigger price elsewhere.

We put the chance of that landing at about 64 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.28, which works out at about 78 out of 100. The price is shorter than our own read, so there is less in this than it might look.