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 99.56%. A draw had a probability of 0.4% and a win for San Marino had a probability of 0.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 6-0 with a probability of 15.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 5-0 (14.61%) and 7-0 (13.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (0.18%), while for a San Marino win it was 0-1 (0.03%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 14.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that England would win this match.