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 55.66%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Italy had a probability of 20.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.19%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Italy win it was 0-1 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.