Data Analysis
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 England win with a probability of 50.79%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Iceland had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.51%) and 1-2 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.01%), while for a Iceland win it was 1-0 (7.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for England in this match.