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 56.35%. A win for Poland had a probability of 23.15% and a draw had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.08%) and 3-1 (6.81%). The likeliest Poland win was 1-2 (5.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.74%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for England in this match.