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 87.34%. A draw had a probability of 9.3% and a win for Malta had a probability of 3.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 0-2 with a probability of 14.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (14.2%) and 0-4 (10.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.38%), while for a Malta win it was 1-0 (1.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.