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 60.3%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 16.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.48%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.26%) , while for a Costa Rica win it was 0-1 (5.74%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.