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 81.94%. A draw had a probability of 13% and a win for Latvia had a probability of 5.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.3%) and 1-0 (12.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.98%), while for a Latvia win it was 0-1 (2.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.