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 47.5%. A win for Croatia had a probability of 29.4% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.82%) and 2-0 (6.93%). The likeliest Croatia win was 1-2 (7.09%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.51%).