FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Saturday, 26 September 2026

Slovakia 2–0 MoldovaMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 26 September 2026

Slovakia
2–0
Slovakia win
Moldova

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Slovakia to win at 91%. Bawler had Slovakia at 91%, the draw at 7% and Moldova at 2%. The match finished 2–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

Slovakia win
91%
Result
Draw
7%
Moldova win
2%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
3.6 – 0.5
Total 4.1
Actual
2 – 0
Total 2 (−2.1 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.8 – 0.4
From the match itself

The match produced 2.1 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Slovakia to win
Pre-match: 91%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Slovakia's home win is the model's high-confidence call at 92%, backed by a decisive 3.24 xG advantage that exposes Moldova's attacking fragility."

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