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 64.71%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Republic of Ireland had a probability of 14.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.06%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.88%), while for a Republic of Ireland win it was 0-1 (5%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.