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 61.83%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Albania had a probability of 15.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.54%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for an Albania win it was 0-1 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that England would win this match.
